ELLAMAR RD. AND DIXIE CRASH CLOGS TRAFFIC

(Photo by Churchillian)

A multi-car nighttime crash Tuesday night on Dixie Highway one block north of Churchill Road blocked traffic for about an hour and drew several police cars to the slick scene following tonight's rain.
Police just arriving at Ellamar Rd. and Dixie refused to comment on possible injuries or circumstances of the crash until the investigation was complete. At least four vehicles, one of them severly dented in the front and rear, were scattered on the pavement and the deserted parking lot of the businesses on the east side of Dixie. One vehicle came to rest less than 10 feet from one building.
Police parked their patrol cars across the east lane of Dixie Highway, preventing northbound drivers from passing while tow trucks cleared out the damaged vehicles and police talked to drivers and passengers.
Traffic was blocked in the northbound lane from about 8 p.m. to 8:45.
There were few people at the accident scene, likely due to Tuesday evening's rain. One man said he was standing about two blocks south when he heard a what sounded like a crash.
"I don't know if what I heard was the crash or not," he said, as he and his friends pointed to the dented cars and tried to figure out the accident sequence. "Whatever happened, they were lucky they didn't crash into the building."