Earlier this week, a father and son in Mississippi helped stranded truck drivers along Interstate 55 after icy conditions caused traffic to back up. Clyde Bynum and his son, CJ, went to the area Tuesday night in their Jeeps after learning that 18-wheelers were getting stuck on frozen hills. The roadway became increasingly dangerous as temperatures plunged below freezing.
Clyde says the trucks weren’t able to climb the icy hills, so he and his son used ropes attached to their Jeeps to pull the vehicles to safer ground. He estimates that over two days they helped move hundreds of semi trucks, with more still lined up for miles.
Clyde says many drivers were forced to spend the night in their vehicles and were relieved to see help arrive. Some of the grateful motorists tried to pay them, but they refused. For years, Clyde has been helping stranded motorists during winter storms. He compared the situation this week on I-55 to a severe ice storm in 1994.
Source: NEWS NATION NOW
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