GREENWICH TIME REPORTER MEREDITH BLAKE FINALLY FIGURES OUT THAT A LOOSE BARREL CAUSED I-95 PILEUP ON SUNDAY
"Details still have to be sorted before any conclusions can be drawn," state Trooper William Tate said
TIME LINE SHOWS THAT GREENWICH TIME REPORTER MEREDITH BLAKE SCREWED UP HER NEWS STORY AND FAILED TO MAKE CORRECTIONS UNTIL AN ACCURATE NEWS REPORT WENT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL ON THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WIRE
On January 11th Hearst Newspaper Reporter Meridith Blake Posted An Inaccurate Report About A 13 Car Pile Up on 95 In Greenwich.....
By Meredith Blake
Staff Writer
Staff Writer
Posted: 01/11/2009 12:51:01 PM EST
GREENWICH - Interstate 95 in Greenwich reopened to traffic after a 13-car pilup closed the northbound side for about two hours.
GREENWICH - Interstate 95 in Greenwich reopened to traffic after a 13-car pilup closed the northbound side for about two hours.
The accident, which occurred at approximately 12 p.m. under the Indian Field Road bridge at Exit 4, resulted from one car sliding on the ice from last night's storm, and other vehicles subsequently colliding with it, said Sgt. Brent Reeves of the Greenwich Police Department.....
On January 12th at 11:40 Hearst Newspaper Reporter Meredith Blake Filed A Greenwich Story About A 13 Car Pile Up On 95 Near Exit 4 With The Chains Flagship Newspaper The Connecticut Post.
Greenwich Roundup Reported That There Were Problems With Ms. Blake's Story And That Others Said That She Had Gotten The Story Wrong.
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Greenwich Pileup On 95:
CONFUSION IN GREENWICH: "First Responders Debate How Chain Reaction Accident on I 95 Occurred.
The Greenwich Police Department and Fire Department disagree on what caused the massive pile up on 95.
Sgt. Brent Reeves of Greenwich Police Department says, "...a car slid on the ice from Saturday's snowstorm and other vehicles collided with it", but Greenwich Deputy Fire Chief Thomas Nixon says a construction barrel caused the chain reaction accident .
Connecticut Post
.... a car slid on the ice from Saturday's snowstorm and other vehicles collided with it, said Sgt. Brent Reeves of Greenwich police. No one was badly hurt, Reeves said. Two people were transported to Stamford Hospital with minor injuries. The accident, ...
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A construction barrel in the middle of Interstate 95 in Greenwich caused a 12-car chain reaction accident this morning, shutting down all northbound traffic for about two hours, from 12:15 to about 2:20 p.m.
Thomas Nixon, the deputy fire chief for the town of Greenwich, said they are investigating how the obstruction got into the roadway, but noted the construction on the overpass above where the accident happened, Exit 4 at Indian Field Road.....
GREENWICH ROUND UP HEARS THAT DEPUTY CHIEF THOMAS NIXON'S VERSION IS THE CORRECT STORY......
But Lazy And Clueless Hearst Newspaper Reporter Meredith Blake Ignored Greenwich Roundup And Reposted Her Inaccurate Story At The Greenwich Time Web Site Over And Over.....
Just Yesterday She Filed This News Report:
Meredith Blake
Staff Writer
Staff Writer
Posted: 01/12/2009 07:18:27 AM EST
The accident, which occurred around noon under the Indian Field Road bridge, resulted from one car sliding on the ice from Saturday's snow storm, and other vehicles subsequently colliding with it, said Sgt. Brent Reeves of the Greenwich Police Department.
Only minor injuries were reported and no extrication of individuals from vehicles was needed, he said.
Two people were transported to Stamford Hospital for minor injuries.
The accident, which blocked all three lanes, took more than two hours to clear, as traffic was redirected off Exit 3 and permitted back on at the Exit 4 on ramp, he said.
Some passengers from the vehicles were standing in the highway as state and local police surveyed the scene and nine vehicles were taken away by tow trucks. The other vehicles could be driven, according to Tom Nixon, deputy chief of the Greenwich Fire Department.
Motor oil and transmission fluid leaked onto the highway as a result of the accident. Before reopening around 2:15 p.m., the fire department washed away the hazards and the Department of Transportation came out to sand it, Nixon said.
Lazy And Clueless Greenwich Time Reporter Meredith Blake Even Talked To Deputy Greenwich Fire Chief Thomas Nixon And Still Was Unable To Figure Out That A Loose Construction Barrel Caused The 13 Car Pile At Exit Four On 95.
Finally this morning,, The Hartford Courant Exposed Meredith Blake's sloppy reporting......
Hartford Courant,
GREENWICH, Conn. - Connecticut state police say a 13-car pileup on Interstate 95 in Greenwich last weekend appears to have been caused by a loose construction barrel.
Troopers say Sunday's wreck began when a car driver swerved to avoid the barrel, which was in the center lane on the northbound side of the highway near Exit 4.
The accident caused some minor injuries and a two-hour shutdown of the freeway. State police say they're still investigating. It's not clear where the barrel came from.
A spokesman for the state Department of Transportation says the agency reviewed its bridge replacement project near the crash site and determined that no materials or equipment were missing.
COMMENT:
GREENWICH ROUNDUP NOW SAYS
"NO CONSTRUCTION BARREL IS MISSING" - YEAH RIGHT
Now This Morning Greenwich Time Reporter Meredith Blake Refiled Her Story Based Upon Today's Associated Press Story.....
By Meredith Blake
Staff Writer
Posted: 01/13/2009 07:46:04 AM EST
Posted: 01/13/2009 07:46:04 AM EST
State police say a loose construction barrel was the cause of Sunday's 13 car-pile up near Exit 4, but the Connecticut Department of Transportation said it's not likely from their nearby bridge replacement project.
"Our review of the construction site Monday is that none of our materials or equipment was out of place or out of order," said Kevin Nursick, spokesman for the state DOT.
A barrel was in the northbound center lane of Interstate 95 at Exit 4 Sunday when a Volkswagon Passat swerved to avoid it, setting off a chain of collissions that shut down the highway between Exits 3 and 4 for two hours.
Only minor injuries were reported and no extrication of individuals from vehicles was needed, according to the Greenwich Police Department. Two people were transported to Stamford Hospital for injuries.
The Indian Field Road bridge at Exit 4 is currently in the midst of a four-year, $7 million replacement project, for which the state DOT is responsible.
Construction barrels are located at the site, sectioning off equipment and other materials in the roadway on the bridge and ramp.
There are also barrels under the bridge along the highway, Nursick said......
......"These types of barrels are used on a regular basis and we haven't had any problems with them," he said, "I couldn't even speculate how a construction barrel could end up in the middle of the highway."
But town emergency management director Dan Warzoha said that in a wide open area, without barriers, such that by the Indian Field Road bridge, any strong wind can blow construction equipment out of place.
"Anytime you have a construction site and have loose equipment, these things can happen," he said.
Most contractors make sure the area is secured to the best of their ability, he said.
"People just need to do their due diligence, particularly in this site," he said.
Nursick said the DOT had not been notified by state police that a barrel from their construction site caused the accident.
State police said the accident is still under investigation.
- Staff Writer Meredith Blake can be reached at meredith.blake@scni.com or 625-4434.
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