MINERSVILLE — Bill Wickwire knew he was in trouble when his car went into a slide Monday morning on Interstate 81 in Foster Township.
Multiple people are confirmed dead after a multi-vehicle accident in the northbound lanes of Interstate 81 in Foster Twp. during a snow squall Monday morning.
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