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A spring blizzard blasted the Tehachapi area on April 5 creating havoc on town streets and surrounding roads, as  well as on Highway 58.Officer Stephen Hunsaker of the California Highway Patrol said the snow came down so fast and heavy that snow plows couldn’t keep up with clearing the snow off the freeway. That, coupled with the wind that turned the freeway into a river of black ice, were factors in the decision to close the freeway from Towerline Road to Tehachapi at approximately 2:30 p.m. The freeway was reopened at 7 p.m.Hunsaker said the CHP handled two wrecks on the freeway and one on Highline Road. “Basically the accidents were caused by people driving too fast for the conditions,” Hunsaker said. “They need to slow down for bad weather, especially snow.” Hunsaker reminds drivers that although having a 4-wheel drive might be helpful in stormy weather, it is not infallible.Ironically, the driver of one car that was totalled on Highway 58 was...
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