LEXINGTON, Ky. — The recent winter storm has left roads covered in snow and ice, and cities across Kentucky have worked to clear them as quickly as possible.

Hundreds of people shared their experience on social media, giving an up-close and personal look at the extreme conditions.

What You Need To Know

  • Aleisa Speed, known as @leitheeater on TikTok, went viral after sharing her experience in the recent winter storm

  • Speed used her platform to urge others to stay inside and avoid the road conditions

  • After being quoted $225 by a towing company, she recorded her experience while stuck in a ditch

  • A police officer and good Samaritan pulled her car out of the ditch free of charge

Among them was 28-year-old Florida native, Aleisa Speed, who goes by @leitheeater on TikTok. She shared her experience after swerving off the road.

Speed now resides in Kentucky and was attempting to drive to work, when she nearly got into an accident and ended up stuck on the side of the road.

“I love the snow," Speed said. "But then again, I don't. I don't like it when I have to be on the road." 

She described how slippery the roads were, as she could barely see out of her windows.

"I couldn't see my front window," she said. "The person behind me almost hit me, and then I almost hit the person in front of me. So that's how I actually ended up on the road." 

After her car stalled in a ditch, Speed called her mother before reaching out to local police, who urged her to contact her insurance company. She then tried a towing company but was quoted $225 to escape the snow. 

Hoping to encourage others to stay off the roads, she documented her experience on Tikok. 

“I was just like, let me record," she said. "I'm in the snow ... I pulled out my phone, and I just started recording. It was literally, like, in-the-moment kind of thing." 

Her humorous warning to others to stay inside quickly went viral on the app, surpassing more than 900,000 likes and more than 48,000 shares while earning her a following of 23,000 followers. 

With the help of a police officer and another good Samaritan, Speed's car was pulled out of the ditch free of charge. She's now hoping to use her platform to inspire others and keep them updated.

“I never knew my followers would grow so fast," she said. "I do believe that I want to keep my content based around doing things for the community, letting people know what goes on in an area." 

Correction: A previous story misspelled Aleisa Speed's name. The error has been corrected. (Jan. 9, 2025)

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