PA: Crash on I-78

This past Saturday morning on Interstate 78, there was a terrible 64-vehicle crash that injured 73, including 3 fatalities.  Many people cited a “whiteout” of snow as one of the causes.  Weather, however, is a relatively rare cause of automobile accidents.  According to local data, nearly 80 percent of accidents occur when there is no rain, sleet, fog, or snow.  There were 109,000 accidents in 7 local counties between 2009 and 2014 and less than 6% of them occurred during snow or sleet (nationally, AAA states that 3.4% of accidents occur on snow-covered roads).  On the other hand, aggressive driving was a factor in 64,000 of 109,000 accidents, and distracted driving was also a large contributor.  Pennlive has details.