Disaster_Accident

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In the path of a storm: Traffic crawls along a slick roadway Wednesday in Charlotte, N.C. The winter storm that coated swaths of the South in ice and snow is poised to bring traffic problems and power outages to the D.C. region. Story, A12. (Associated Press photographs)

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Gov. Jerry Brown talks about the politics of California’s drought in a brief visit to the 47th Annual World Ag Expo Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, in Tulare, Calif. Brown’s visit followed his emergency drought declaration in January and comes before President Barack Obama’s visit to the region planned for Friday. At left is Karen Ross, secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture. (AP Photo/Scott Smith)

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A road sign reads: "Serious Drought Help Save Water" on Interstate 5 in Los Angeles Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014. Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown has formally proclaimed California in drought emergency, calling on Republicans and Democrats in Congress to compromise on legislation to help the state's drought-stricken agricultural heartland. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

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FILE - In this Nov. 11, 2009 file photo, actor Chris Kattan arrives at Puma's African Bazaar event in Los Angeles. Audio released by the California Highway Patrol on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, includes two motorists who describe Kattan's driving and the aftermath of his collision with a road crew on a Southern California freeway during the early morning hours of Feb. 10, 2014. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)

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Turron Williams crosses the intersection of Capanoke Road and Hammond Road during a winter storm Wednesday Feb. 12, 2014, in Raleigh, N.C. Williams was helping push cars stuck in the snow. (AP Photo/The News & Observer, Travis Long) MANDATORY CREDIT

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People wait in the falling snow at a bus stop in Chapel Hill, N.C., Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014. The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for Wednesday and into Thursday covering most of North Carolina. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

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People maneuver a snow-covered street in Chapel Hill, N.C., Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014. The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for Wednesday and into Thursday covering most of North Carolina. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

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A truck using a snow-plow clears a street in Chapel Hill, N.C., Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014. A major winter slammed into North Carolina Wednesday, turning homebound commutes that typically take minutes into hours-long ordeals as traffic slowed to a slippery slog and threatening to leave many areas dark because of power outages. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

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A university worker plows the parking lot outside the Dean E. Smith Center at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C., Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014 prior to a basketball game between Duke and North Carolina. A major winter slammed into North Carolina Wednesday, turning homebound commutes that typically take minutes into hours-long ordeals as traffic slowed to a slippery slog and threatening to leave many areas dark because of power outages. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

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Students make their way through the falling snow on campus at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C., Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014. The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for Wednesday and into Thursday covering most of North Carolina. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

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Breton Nicholas, a student at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C., walks outside the Dean E. Smith Center prior to a basketball game between North Carolina and Duke Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014. Breton carries his friends belongings after waiting outside for tickets to tonight's game. The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for Wednesday and into Thursday covering most of North Carolina. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

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Jacqueline Helton is taken to safety by roadside assistance personnel after her car slid down an embankment on All-American Highway during a winter storm Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, in Fayetteville, N.C. Helton was stuck in the embankment for about two hours. (AP Photo/The Fayetteville Observer, Jill Knight) MANDATORY CREDIT, MAGS OUT. NO SALES

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Vehicles travel north on Interstate 85 on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, in Greenville, S.C. A second winter storm in two weeks pummeled South Carolina on Wednesday, cutting power to tens of thousands and prompting Gov. Nikki Haley to ask President Barack Obama to declare the state a federal disaster area. (AP Photo/Rainier Ehrhardt)

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Heavy ice brings down pine trees in downtown Augusta, Ga., during a winter storm on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014. Across the South, winter-weary residents woke up Wednesday to a region encased in ice, snow and freezing rain, with forecasters warning that the worst of the potentially "catastrophic" storm is yet to come. (AP Photo/The Augusta Chronicle, Jon-Michael Sullivan)

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Minnesota state Sen. Scott Dibble addresses the media at a rail yard in St. Paul., Minn., Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, about the Minnesota Oil Spill Defense Act that he and Rep. Frank Hornstein, right, will bring to the capitol in St. Paul. Recent crude oil train catastrophes in North Dakota and Canada show that Minnesota needs to beef up its ability to protect its communities from similar disasters. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, Kyndell Harkness) MANDATORY CREDIT; ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS OUT; MAGS OUT; TWIN CITIES TV OUT

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Kathy Hollander addresses the media about her concerns about the state's ability to react to an oil spill or explosion during a press conference near a rail way in St. Paul, Minn., Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014. Recent crude oil train catastrophes in North Dakota and Canada show that Minnesota needs to beef up its ability to protect its communities from similar disasters. Looking on are state Rep. Frank Hornstien, center, and state Sen. Scott Dibble, left, who outlined a bill they plan to introduce at the start of the upcoming legislative session. (AP Photo/The Star Tribune, Kyndell Harkness) MANDATORY CREDIT; ST. PAUL PIONEER PRESS OUT; MAGS OUT; TWIN CITIES TV OUT

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Breton Nicholas, a student at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C., walks outside the Dean E. Smith Center prior to a basketball game between North Carolina and Duke Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014. Breton carries his friends belongings after waiting outside for tickets to tonight's game. The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for Wednesday and into Thursday covering most of North Carolina. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

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A Georgia Department of Transportation sign warns drivers of winter weather as they travel a bleak section of Highway 141 on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2014, in Norcross, Ga. The scene is the opposite of what drivers experienced two weeks ago when every major artery of metropolitan Atlanta was clogged during the last winter storm. (AP Photo/John Amis)