Icy roads cause hundreds of crashes at least 4 deaths in Chicago area; some schools closed
Michael Pogwizd
Michael Pogwizd  said  he  was fueling up at a Hickory Hills gas station about 6 a.m. when a car pulling into the lot slid uncontrollably into the pump  knocking it onto Pogwizd’s Chevy Malibu.
A small fire broke out  which  Pogwizd  captured in a photograph before putting it out with an extinguisher. Two other crashes happened in the lot soon thereafter  said Hickory Hills police Lt. Tim Stevens.
“It was like a crazy ice-dancing car show ”  Pogwizd  said. “The policeman even said he’d never seen anything like this in 15 years.”
 Pogwizd  said  his  car was still under the gas pump 3½ hours later because authorities were treating it as a hazmat scene. But he was looking on the bright side: His boss gave him the day off  he said  “Plus  (the gas station) is giving me free food and coffee  so it’s not that bad.”
[TGT]said  [TGT]  was fueling up at a Hickory Hills gas station about 6 a.m. when a car pulling into the lot slid uncontrollably into the pump  knocking it onto Pogwizd’s Chevy Malibu.
A small fire broke out  which  Pogwizd  captured in a photograph before putting it out with an extinguisher. Two other crashes happened in the lot soon thereafter  said Hickory Hills police Lt. Tim Stevens.
“It was like a crazy ice-dancing car show ”  [TGT]said. “The policeman even said he’d never seen anything like this in 15 years.”
 [TGT]said  [TGT]  car was still under the gas pump 3½ hours later because authorities were treating it as a hazmat scene. But [TGT] was looking on the bright side: [TGT] boss gave [TGT] the day off  [TGT] said  “Plus  (the gas station) is giving me free food and coffee  so it’s not that bad.”