Traffic gripes: 'Phantom wrecks' may cause traffic mess by ripple effect

Monday, May 18, 2015
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Have you ever been stuck in traffic, and then suddenly things pick up and there isn't anything to blame for the slowdown?
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Turns out, such "phantom wrecks" are more common than you think. It only takes one driver to create a massive delay.

Watch Alysha Del Valle's report above on Eyewitness News at 6 a.m.
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