Interstates and roads turned into ice rinks as drivers braved snow and slick conditions Thursday morning. On I-80 in Iowa, cars and trucks were sliding off the road and into each other. There were so many accidents, a tow ban went into effect for Scott and Cedar Counties. Troopers with the Iowa State Patrol said it was just too dangerous for tow trucks to be on the highway.
That meant drivers had to leave their vehicles on the side of the road and pick them up later. TV-6 talked to one woman who had been waiting for about a half hour for help to arrive.
"I just couldn't slow down and rather than hit the car in front of me, I went into the ditch," said Cynthia Tobin. "They're real slippery. I've seen two other cars go into the ditch right here in front of me. Think I'm a sitting duck, sitting here and I better get out of here quickly," she added.
A semi-truck driver said he was a little shook-up when he saw another semi jack-knifed across the highway.
"In the last 5 years I've been in states, I haven't seen as many jack-knife (accidents) as I've seen the last week. It's pretty bad."
Once the snow tapered off to flurries, and snow plow crews got caught up, the tow ban was lifted.
Provided By: KWQC News 6
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