Nearly 50 Vehicles Piled Up On Icy Portland Interstate

A massive pile up kept Interstate 5 southbound closed for several hours Friday morning. Portland Police had to close I-5 at the Interstate 84 southbound entrance to prevent more crashes, as about 50 vehicles became involved in a pile up near Capital Highway in the southbound lanes. “We don’t get that really that often in Oregon, the 50 car pile-up. Especially with the weather, but ice, it’s going to do it to any vehicle,” said commuter Jake Dent. KATU News viewer Hector Lucas captured a cringe-worthy live video of the crash, one car crashing into another.