Antelope Valley Disaster Case Study

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High winds along with high profile vehicles were a recipe for disaster Tuesday morning in the Antelope Valley. At about 10:15 a.m. all exits to Mojave from State Route 58 were closed to all traffic.

Just after 10:30 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol, all northbound State Route 14 lanes from West Avenue D, between Lancaster and Rosamond were closed as gusts of nearly 80 miles per hour wreaked havoc causing several big rigs to topple over.

Fire officials said Tuesday morning that a total of 14 were overturned south of Mojave and four overturned big rigs on State Route 58 and State Route 14. Lanes were re-opened to passenger vehicles, while the closure for high-profile vehicles remained in effect as the high gusts posed a safety

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