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areas, to keep away from swollen spillways, and to heed highway department and police barricades. “Most flood accidents I’ve seen have been caused by someone who insisted on crossing a flooded-out bridge or road, taking a dare or just for fun.”
Askew mentioned a case in Fauquier where a driver actually ran a barricade only to plunge into deep water. Fight passengers had to swim to safety. "Never go where you can’t see,” Askew cautioned. More flood advice follows:
Know What To Do
If ft Floods
You are driving along a secondary road in the foothills. It is night, it is raining hard, and you are moving downhill. Suddenly your car’s tires are covered w ith water. Your car stalls out. Water starts pouring in through the door cracks.
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