Andrew Peters was refunded $600 he was charged for an Uber journey after he obtained caught on Interstate 95 close to Washington D.C. when a winter storm shut it down.

"We now have refunded Mr. Peters after this horrible ordeal and are so glad that he and his Uber driver obtained dwelling safely," Uber stated in a press release despatched to The Related Press.

The assertion additionally stated the motive force's pay won't be impacted.

Peters, of Richmond, Virginia, took an Uber journey from Dulles Nationwide Airport on Monday after flying from San Francisco when obtained caught on the interstate, in response to WTOP-FM.

"It was type of scary," Peters stated. "We did not have any meals or water."

"We hopped on the primary exit after which it was simply, we stopped shifting proper there. There was vehicles behind us. There was nowhere to go," Peters stated, WRC-TV reported. "It was like being in some bizarre car parking zone."

The standstill occurred on a 40-mile stretch of the freeway, The New York Instances reported. The winter storm had made the roads icy, leading to lots of of incidents and other people stranded of their vehicles, some for over 24 hours. The street was not satisfactory when tractor-trailers jackknifed within the storm, police stated.

"Folks had been strolling round so much, which was loopy," Peters stated, in response to WRC-TV. "I used to be like, I do not need to go too far on the market in case visitors begins shifting once more."

State troopers went from individual to individual, bringing provides they might whereas tow vans labored to tug automobile after automobile, in response to The New York Instances.

The interstate reopened Tuesday evening.

Gov. Ralph Northam stated it rained befor the storm, which might have washed away any chemical substances or salt to forestall icing on the roads, WTOP-FM reported.

"First we had rain, which meant that we could not adequately pretreat the roads. Then we had slushy snow that fell so much sooner than our snowplows may transfer it," stated Northam, in response to WTOP-FM. "After which, as evening fell, the temperatures dropped beneath freezing. All these collectively created the proper storm for what occurred on I-95."

Winter Storm, I-95, Standstill, Cars Stranded
In an aerial view, visitors creeps alongside Virginia Freeway 1 after being diverted away from I-95 after it was closed because of a winter storm on Jan. 4, 2022, close to Fredericksburg in Stafford County, Virginia. The street was not satisfactory when tractor-trailers jackknifed within the storm, police stated. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Photographs

After a nine-hour trek, Peters obtained dwelling Tuesday and paid a $200 invoice. However then Peters stated Uber added $400, elevating his whole invoice to $600. He disputed the extra cost.

In keeping with Uber's web site, "heavy visitors might trigger your journey to take longer than anticipated and to compensate your driver for the extra time, your fare might change."

The Related Press contributed to this report.