Orozco said all the people who wanted to leave their cars were off the Drive by around 7 a.m. Most were cold, and merely needed dry socks, blankets, slippers and towels.Ībout 137 hospital employees are lodging at the medical facility. Joseph Hospital reported that 185 people had been brought in from Lake Shore Drive. Others were taken to warming centers or placed on warming buses. Windshield wipers were left up for cars that were empty.Īs for those who were rescued, many were taken to St. The Fire Department set up a mobile command center along North Lake Shore Drive, and came to each vehicle to check on people with water and granola bars. On the one hand, they wanted to get people off the roadway, but on the other hand, they wanted them to remain in their cars so plows could attack the snow buildup. The city ended up being sharply criticized for its response to the emergency on the Drive. Nobody's told us anything."Ī CTA bus driver told CBS 2's Vince Gerasole he had been stranded on Lake Shore Drive since 5:40 p.m. There's a car that ran out of gas, and that was about 1 o'clock and we've been sitting here ever since," he said. They told us about an hour and a half ago that we'd be off the exit. "The next thing you know, it's 4:15 in the morning, and I was one of the last cars to come off who actually had a few fumes left in his tank to get to the gas station," Glonke said.Īnother driver remained stranded on Lake Shore Drive at 5 a.m., and said he had been all but abandoned. Many cars ran out of gas, and were abandoned, as Glonke sat and exchanged text messages with his girlfriend, sister and mother.
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