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'Sleeping on the interstate': Hundreds stranded in Kentucky
23 Jan.`16 - Hundreds of drivers were stuck on I-75 overnight after a massive winter storm dumped more than a foot of snow in south central Kentucky, clogging cars and causing multiple crashes that created a 30-mile stretch of shivering passengers

What was supposed to be a relaxing weekend in Tennessee for Alexx and Kate Bragg turned into a grueling night of frozen gridlock along one of the country's busiest interstate highways. Hundreds of drivers were stuck on I-75 overnight after a massive winter storm dumped more than a foot of snow in south central Kentucky, clogging cars and causing multiple crashes that created a 30-mile stretch of shivering passengers. By Saturday morning, I-75 southbound had been cleared and traffic was moving — albeit slowly. Northbound lanes were closed; Kentucky State Police say they anticipate opening them before noon. Trooper Lloyd Cochran said he couldn't give a figure for number of cars or people affected by the standstill but noted that no injuries were reported.

Kate Bragg was one of the stuck motorists, spending most of the night at mile marker 59 between Livingston and Mount Vernon. She and her husband, Alexx, are from Indiana and were on their way to Tennessee for a getaway weekend when they got stuck. For hours, the only people they saw were salt truck drivers begging motorists to move over so they could exit, refuel and hopefully help clear the roads. At one point, Alexx Bragg tucked in behind a salt truck and followed it on the shoulder, only to get stuck again. "We are worried because we are from Indiana, have no concept of where we are and no idea when to anticipate getting out," Bragg told The Associated Press in an electronic message using Twitter.

Kentucky officials set up shelters for stranded motorists at churches and public schools along the Interstate, but the Braggs were too far away and could not make it to them. "Emotional breaking point coupled with exhaustion has been met," Kate Bragg tweeted just after 11 p.m. after spending about eight hours on the highway, later adding: "Sleeping on the interstate... Don't they normally caution against this?" Kate Bragg posted on Twitter that the couple finally got off the interstate at about 2:30 a.m., using online mapping services to find a way around the clogged interstate using side roads that had been plowed. Traffic was slowly moving slowly Saturday along the 30-mile stretch, from Berea to London, according to Buddy Rogers, spokesman for Kentucky Emergency Management. All local hotels were booked, Cochran said. He described people still stuck on the road, some milling about at exits or leaving their cars to seek out the few stores and restaurants nearby.

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Everything You Need to Know About Deadly Snowstorm Bearing Down on East Coast
23 Jan.`16 - A weekend snowstorm that has left at least three dead is hitting the eastern United States as of Saturday morning, with the possibility of record snowfall.

In North and South Carolina, almost 150,000 customers were without power, according to Duke Energy, and the Virginia State Police responded to 989 traffic crashes and 793 disabled vehicles on Friday alone. A shelter opened for drivers in Kentucky after Interstate 75 shut down due to bad conditions. Kentucky State Police tweeted late Friday evening that emergency management teams were making their way to the stranded cars with water and fuel. More than 6,800 flights have already been canceled for this weekend and cities are bracing for the worst. Here's everything people on the East Coast need to know.

Fatalities

There have been three deaths in two states -- Virginia and North Carolina -- as result of this storm system Friday. All three were the result of car accidents.

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Good Samaritan Shot and Killed by Driver Stuck in Snow, Police Say
Jan 22, 2016, Good Samaritan Shot and Killed After Trying to Help Man Who Slid off Icy Road

A Good Samaritan was shot and killed in North Carolina Friday evening after he tried to help a motorist who was stuck in the snow, police said. The scene unfolded in Catawba County, outside Charlotte, around 5 p.m. when the suspect's car slid off the road and got stuck in snow. According to the county's sheriff, Coy Reid, some people who were passing by stopped to help the man.

Reid said that the group believed there was something wrong with the man, so they said they were going to call the police. "He heard them say that," Reid said. "He jumps out of the car with a pistol." The group then took off running, but the suspect allegedly opened fire. "He shoots and hits one of them," Reid said, adding that the victim fell to the ground. After that "he walks over and fires multiple shots into him," Reid added. The victim was later pronounced dead.

After the shooting, the suspect got back in his car, which was still stuck, Reid said. Responding officers, ordered him out, but he allegedly refused to obey their commands, so police called in a special tactics unit, including an armored car. Officers were able to take the man into custody. It was unclear if he was charged or what the motive was in the shooting.

Good Samaritan Shot and Killed by Driver Stuck in Snow: Police