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  "slug": "interstate-81",
  "title": "Interstate 81",
  "canonical_url": "https://signalmeaning.com/signals/interstate-81/",
  "json_url": "https://signalmeaning.com/data/signals/interstate-81.json",
  "summary": "Multiple serious incidents and crashes on I-81 (fatal fiery crash with oxygen tank explosion; road rage shooting sentencing; crashes causing delays)",
  "why_now": "Multiple separate but related incidents were reported within the same time window, concentrating attention on I‑81 and making the need for current traffic and safety information urgent.",
  "evidence_summary": "- WJLA reporting 2 dead after a fiery I-81 crash with oxygen tank explosion (fatal, major incident) - Roanoke Times covering a road rage shooting tied to I-81 with a 13-year sentence (criminal justice follow-up) - WSLS reporting crashes causing delays on I-81 South in Montgomery County (ongoing traffic impact)",
  "caveat": "Signal Type: Local News / Civic Event",
  "collected_at": "Sat, 12 Sep 2026 02:00:00 -0700",
  "signal_type": "Local News / Civic Event",
  "score": 86.0,
  "score_field": "adjusted_score",
  "state": "PUBLISH",
  "evidence": [
    "2 dead after fiery I-81 crash triggers oxygen tank explosion in Frederick County - WJLA",
    "Motorcyclist gets 13 years for I-81 road rage shooting in Roanoke County - Roanoke Times"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "2 dead after fiery I-81 crash triggers oxygen tank explosion in Frederick County - WJLA",
      "source": "WJLA",
      "url": "https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi_AFBVV95cUxNMXVZMDQ1d1E2aUhpRGRFRXpFU3dWTzdjWk0xdXRkUFNqUktiOHVXcEdRMnNnSlBnNUdRMHZmbkRkWlhNcWZtNVFSbnRPZGs1ZzlJbXRNckN3eFdzeGtvQnRaakJsTUxwYVJzYjVHdkRaS0Utank2T3I5ekhrcjdZVWduTDc3WUNiQ3BCSzR2X3o0TUNRb3N4VlRzTVJEVHdZWUc2Y0JZUVFDY0FfaXAxLWNfWWtFYTJqSGV3N01KSWpyckM1Y2hfR0h2VWtxYTVuRkVkUHpoRXg3aEwwYVZQNGt3V1RKalBPeEJoVk5pcE1kZ0dnY3ptVWkyQ3I?oc=5"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "record_id": "202609121901_signal_Quality-2-interstate-81",
    "batch_id": "202609121901",
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