140-car pileup redux

Anybody remember the 140-car pileup in a flash snowstorm around 9 or 10 years ago? It was one of the worst rides home ever. The state police, in their Richmond-induced cluelessness, decided to reconstruct the accident (there was, sadly, at least one fatality) at around 3:00 PM a couple of days later - leading to another several hour delay during rush hour.

Today, the northbound laggards who drive by the USMC Museum at around 8:00 AM will be treated to an awe-inspiring display of the investigative might of the state police. Undaunted by the disruption to traffic that will surely result from a massive police presence on the highway and median, they will be out there to investigate the shooting of the museum that occured last weekend. Way to go!![:D][:o)][:0][:)]

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Originally posted by Oosik

The police should get their priorities in order. Quite obviously they should not investigate the criminal shooting at the Marine Corps Museum if it might possibly impact traffic.

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Or perhaps they should investigate on Saturday so they don't cause a loss of millions of dollars of productivity investigating a case of vandalism, already nearly a week after it occurred. There is a difference between having common sense and not having it, although I understand that may be a difficult concept for some to grasp.

http://www.disasternews.net/news/article.php?articleid=268

I believe this is the accident the OP was referring to. It happened in Stafford County, not in Richmond. "The state police, in their Richmond-induced cluelessness..." was referring to the state police not realizing how their actions would impact commuter traffic, not where the accident happened. Hope that clears it up a bit Slug!

Yep! You got it, Paula. Thanks.