The pileup closed the eastbound side of the highway for several hours.
The pileup occurred after 5 a.m. near Gold Ranch and Verdi, Nevada, and closed the eastbound side of the highway for several hours, Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue said.showing a gnarly scene with a car smashed between the trucks on a snow-covered road.just before 1 p.m. that I-80 eastbound near Verdi was reopened.
California Highway Patrol Officer Chris Falkowski told SFGATE that the roads were slick and wet on Wednesday morning. "There was low visibility in some locations and lots of cars," Falkowski, who works out of the Truckee office, said."There were a few spinouts." A cold front originating from the Gulf of Alaska brought what forecasters called the first significant snow of the season to the Sierra. Chain control was in effect over Donner Pass on Wednesday morning.
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