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A rare winter storm turned the Atlanta area into a not-so-hot mess on Tuesday, with hundreds of automobile accidents and abandoned cars and thousands of stranded residents.

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This morning, an Atlanta Journal-Constitution headline reported, “Gridlock continues as unspeakably horrible commute home stretches into second day.” The nightmare still isn’t over for some.

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Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman was among those stranded.

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He lucked out with a gridlock-rescue from retired Braves player Chipper Jones and his four-wheeler.

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That tweet was from Jones’ girlfriend, former Playmate Taylor Higgins.

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Love the camo!

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For real!

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Freeman says he arrived home after 11 hours.

http://twitter.com/#!/FreddieFreeman5/status/428409542637264896

Related:

Atlanta interstate bears uncanny resemblance to scene from ‘The Walking Dead’

(Hat tip: Lynn in Cumming, Georgia)

Read more: http://twitchy.com/2014/01/29/he-hugged-me-the-whole-way-home-chipper-jones-rescues-braves-player-freddie-freeman-pics/