CHICAGO, IL—Noting that the incident could have been avoided entirely if he had left the house earlier, friends of local traveler Brian Denton warned him Wednesday to be careful after getting stuck in traffic on his way to the airport.

“You’ve got to be more careful than that, Brian, or you’re going to miss your flight,” said friend and fellow passenger Emily Hines, who expressed concern that Denton might not make it to his flight on time after noticing that he was only a few minutes behind schedule.

“You know how traffic is around this time of day. You should have left like an hour ago. Seriously, if you don’t hurry up, you might not even make it.”

At press time, sources confirmed Hines was calling Denton after learning he had missed his flight.

This episode is also available as a blog post: http://thecrookedwheel.com/2022/08/22/local-traveler-warned-to-be-careful-after-getting-stuck-in-traffic-on-way-to-airport/