Cold may have replaced the frequent snowfalls in recent weeks, giving harried motorists and snowplow drivers a break from the poor visibility and growing snow piles along roads.
It has given law enforcement a break, too, from responding to auto accidents. Crash data from Chanhassen and Chaska indicate almost equal crashes between events when there has been 2 to 5 inches of snowfall and events there has been 8 to 11 inches of snowfall.
When there’s snow on the road, there are more auto accidents, according to statistics from both the Chaska Police Department and Carver County Sheriff’s Office.
“The worse the roads get, the worse the visibility, the more accidents you’re going to have,” said Capt. Jon Kehrberg with the Chaska Police Department.
Big snow events in November got the season off to a crash-bang start. On Nov. 13, between 8 and 11 inches of powdery white stuff fell in Chaska and Chanhassen, and apparently caught by surprise many motorists who found themselves in the ditch or sliding into an accident. The heaviest crash total so far this season, 27, was in Chanhassen on Nov. 13.
There was no let-up in December. Numerous snowstorms buried the state, and December 2010 broke the state’s snowfall record for one month. On Dec. 26, the snow measured 33.4 inches deep at the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport.
Sgt. Peter Anderley, the Carver County Sheriff’s Office liaison in Chanhassen, said all that snow translated to extra work for deputies.
“December had quite an increase [in auto accidents] from last year to this year,” he said.
Although it would be easy to assume heavy snowfalls would make driving more treacherous, according to Anderley, light snowfalls tend to be just as dangerous because drivers tend to drive less cautiously.
“People look outside and say, ‘Oh, there’s only 1 inch of snow. The roads aren’t slippery.’ Then there are more cars out and more people driving at regular speeds on slippery roads,” he said.
The message from law enforcement to motorists every winter is “slow down.”
“Your visibility is down. We don’t know where the black ice is. Spend extra time getting to your destination during the winter months,” said Anderley.
So far this winter, there has been one auto accident fatality in Chanhassen. The fatality was reported by the Minnesota State Patrol. It took place during the Dec. 20-21 snowfall.
On Dec. 20, law enforcement all over the state was busy. The Minnesota Department of Public Safety reported statewide from 3 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. there were 124 property damage crashes, 17 injury crashes, 324 vehicles off the road and no fatal crashes.
There have been no fatalities within Chaska this winter, but there was one just south of town on an icy Highway 41 on Jan. 3.
Between Nov. 13, 2010, and Jan. 14, 2011, the Chaska Police Department responded to two personal injury accidents. During the same time period, Carver County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to five personal injury accidents in Chanhassen.
Provided By: Chaska Herald
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Monday, January 31, 2011
Clean Up Crews at Work
ASHLAND, Ore. -- Crews working in Ashland Saturday were able to move the semi-truck that crashed into Bear Creek Thursday afternoon.
Now, they're placing sand bags around the contaminated area and removing less than 200 yards of cubic material.
Excavation will be done Sunday. The soil that's removed will be put in the median and hauled off on Monday.
Then more work has to be done, the area that's demolished they'll be replanting and rehabilitating.
Biologists were also downstream Saturday checking for any damage to the creek but they say it looks good.
They were mainly concerned about diesel entering Bear Creek from the accident but they were able to contain it before it made it there.
Crews will be continuing work all next week but do not anticipate affecting traffic.
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Now, they're placing sand bags around the contaminated area and removing less than 200 yards of cubic material.
Excavation will be done Sunday. The soil that's removed will be put in the median and hauled off on Monday.
Then more work has to be done, the area that's demolished they'll be replanting and rehabilitating.
Biologists were also downstream Saturday checking for any damage to the creek but they say it looks good.
They were mainly concerned about diesel entering Bear Creek from the accident but they were able to contain it before it made it there.
Crews will be continuing work all next week but do not anticipate affecting traffic.
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Friday, January 28, 2011
Vehicle Overturns
A two-car accident temporarily closed Route 322 in Hamilton Township on Wednesday night after a vehicle overturned.
Police said Virginia Nye, 27, of Vineland, was attempting to pass a vehicle when she lost control of her car during Wednesday's snow storm - and struck a pickup truck driven by Soren Hudyma, 26, of Landisville.
Hudyma's vehicle spun and struck a utility pole, police said, while Nye's car went off the road and overturned.
The road was closed for about 40 minutes.
Nye was transported to the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, Mainland Campus, in Galloway Township, for medical treatment.
Police issued Nye a ticket for careless driving.
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Police said Virginia Nye, 27, of Vineland, was attempting to pass a vehicle when she lost control of her car during Wednesday's snow storm - and struck a pickup truck driven by Soren Hudyma, 26, of Landisville.
Hudyma's vehicle spun and struck a utility pole, police said, while Nye's car went off the road and overturned.
The road was closed for about 40 minutes.
Nye was transported to the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, Mainland Campus, in Galloway Township, for medical treatment.
Police issued Nye a ticket for careless driving.
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Two Fatal Accidents
A T-bone car crash in Geneseo has killed one woman.
36-year-old Michelle Slack of Groveland, New York, was westbound on Country Club Road yesterday, according to Livingston County officials. Slack traveled through the intersection with Lima Road without heeding the stop sign. That’s when her car was rammed on the driver’s side door by a pick-up truck, driven by 29-year-old Patrick Moore of Leicester.
Slack’s car was pushed off the road into a field. She was pronounced dead at the scene. No one else was in the car with her.
Moore received non-life threatening injuries. No charges have been filed.
And another fatality has resulted from an accident just to our north, in Albion.
49-year-old Sandra Marasco of Niagara Falls was involved in a motor vehicle accident last Friday, which remains under investigation.
Marasco was hospitalized at Erie County Medical Center after the Friday crash. This morning, she succumbed to her injuries was pronounced dead.
No word on what may have caused the crash, or if any charges will be forthcoming.
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36-year-old Michelle Slack of Groveland, New York, was westbound on Country Club Road yesterday, according to Livingston County officials. Slack traveled through the intersection with Lima Road without heeding the stop sign. That’s when her car was rammed on the driver’s side door by a pick-up truck, driven by 29-year-old Patrick Moore of Leicester.
Slack’s car was pushed off the road into a field. She was pronounced dead at the scene. No one else was in the car with her.
Moore received non-life threatening injuries. No charges have been filed.
And another fatality has resulted from an accident just to our north, in Albion.
49-year-old Sandra Marasco of Niagara Falls was involved in a motor vehicle accident last Friday, which remains under investigation.
Marasco was hospitalized at Erie County Medical Center after the Friday crash. This morning, she succumbed to her injuries was pronounced dead.
No word on what may have caused the crash, or if any charges will be forthcoming.
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Thursday, January 27, 2011
Winter Weather Slams Traffic
In the southern state of Baden-Württemberg, a bakery delivery truck spun out of control and hit a snowplough head-on, severely injuring the driver.
A 71-year-old pedestrian in the neighbouring state of Bavaria was hit by a sliding van in Hof, suffering life-threatening head injuries. Police said the driver of the vehicle was unable to stop in time due to treacherous road conditions.
Meanwhile on the A71 motorway in Bavaria, police reported six auto accidents involving a total of 20 vehicles along a stretch of road just a few hundred metres long. Twelve people were injured, with five hospitalized, among them a five-year-old child.
Winter weather also caused an accident between a train and a tractor trailer truck in Bavaria’s Upper Palatinate region. The collision injured the train driver and one of his 30 passengers, along with the truck driver.
In the central German state of Saxony, police reported an accident along the A72 where a car rolled after hitting another vehicle, then landed on another. The 24-year-old driver sustained severe injuries, they said.
In Hesse, a 35-year-old driver was also severely injured when he lost control of his car and landed in a ditch, hitting a drain pipe.
Police estimated that accidents had caused hundreds of thousands of euros in damage by mid-morning.
A cold front blowing over Germany from Ireland is expected to bring chilly temperatures and snow to southern and eastern Germany in the coming days. Areas above between 200 and 400 metres in altitude should expect “light to moderate” accumulation and slippery road conditions, DWD meteorologist Thomas Ruppert said.
High temperatures for Wednesday will range between 0 and 4 degrees Celsius, with scattered snow showers set to continue overnight as temperatures drop to between -2 and -9 degrees.
Eastern Germany and southern mid-range mountains will see more snow on Thursday, which will be slightly colder at between -2 and 2 degrees.
Snowflakes are likely to fall again on Friday when chilly temperatures will prevail, dropping as low as -15 overnight.
But by Saturday conditions are likely to improve, Ruppert said, with just a few snowflakes and partly cloudy conditions.
Provided By: The Local: German News in English
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A 71-year-old pedestrian in the neighbouring state of Bavaria was hit by a sliding van in Hof, suffering life-threatening head injuries. Police said the driver of the vehicle was unable to stop in time due to treacherous road conditions.
Meanwhile on the A71 motorway in Bavaria, police reported six auto accidents involving a total of 20 vehicles along a stretch of road just a few hundred metres long. Twelve people were injured, with five hospitalized, among them a five-year-old child.
Winter weather also caused an accident between a train and a tractor trailer truck in Bavaria’s Upper Palatinate region. The collision injured the train driver and one of his 30 passengers, along with the truck driver.
In the central German state of Saxony, police reported an accident along the A72 where a car rolled after hitting another vehicle, then landed on another. The 24-year-old driver sustained severe injuries, they said.
In Hesse, a 35-year-old driver was also severely injured when he lost control of his car and landed in a ditch, hitting a drain pipe.
Police estimated that accidents had caused hundreds of thousands of euros in damage by mid-morning.
A cold front blowing over Germany from Ireland is expected to bring chilly temperatures and snow to southern and eastern Germany in the coming days. Areas above between 200 and 400 metres in altitude should expect “light to moderate” accumulation and slippery road conditions, DWD meteorologist Thomas Ruppert said.
High temperatures for Wednesday will range between 0 and 4 degrees Celsius, with scattered snow showers set to continue overnight as temperatures drop to between -2 and -9 degrees.
Eastern Germany and southern mid-range mountains will see more snow on Thursday, which will be slightly colder at between -2 and 2 degrees.
Snowflakes are likely to fall again on Friday when chilly temperatures will prevail, dropping as low as -15 overnight.
But by Saturday conditions are likely to improve, Ruppert said, with just a few snowflakes and partly cloudy conditions.
Provided By: The Local: German News in English
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Fatal Trucking Accident
Yuma, AZ January 25 -- A man police say is responsible for causing a three car accident in the Desert Southwest is dead.
The accident happened Tuesday morning and police say the driver of a Chevrolet pick-up ran a stop sign at Avenue B and 23rd street and hit another Chevy truck. The second truck then hit a jeep waiting to turn left onto 23rd Street.
Avenue B between 20th and 24th Street was closed to through traffic for several hours as Yuma police investigated the accident. A witness at the scene of the accident tells News 13 the man driving the brown Chevy pick-up was driving kind of reckless and going up on the curb and then failed to stop and hit the black Chevy truck.
There were two people inside the second truck that police say collided with the Jeep and two people were inside the Jeep. Sgt. Clint Norred, with the Yuma Police Department says, "The one male driver that was driving the truck that ran the stop sign later died at the hospital, the other four remaining folks that were transported were still being treated but they were reported to not have any life threatening injuries."
Police say the accident is still in the early stages of its investigation. Blood work will be taken to determine if the driver accused of running the stop sign was drunk or high. Anyone with information about the accident is encouraged to contact the Yuma Police Department.
The identity of the deceased man will not be release until his family is notified.
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The accident happened Tuesday morning and police say the driver of a Chevrolet pick-up ran a stop sign at Avenue B and 23rd street and hit another Chevy truck. The second truck then hit a jeep waiting to turn left onto 23rd Street.
Avenue B between 20th and 24th Street was closed to through traffic for several hours as Yuma police investigated the accident. A witness at the scene of the accident tells News 13 the man driving the brown Chevy pick-up was driving kind of reckless and going up on the curb and then failed to stop and hit the black Chevy truck.
There were two people inside the second truck that police say collided with the Jeep and two people were inside the Jeep. Sgt. Clint Norred, with the Yuma Police Department says, "The one male driver that was driving the truck that ran the stop sign later died at the hospital, the other four remaining folks that were transported were still being treated but they were reported to not have any life threatening injuries."
Police say the accident is still in the early stages of its investigation. Blood work will be taken to determine if the driver accused of running the stop sign was drunk or high. Anyone with information about the accident is encouraged to contact the Yuma Police Department.
The identity of the deceased man will not be release until his family is notified.
Provided By: KSWT 13 News
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Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Seven Car Pile Up
The pick-up truck slowed suddenly and was struck by another vehicle, police said. According to police, that vehicle spun and struck a rock wall along the side of the roadway.
Police said four more vehicles either struck that vehicle or one another while trying to avoid that vehicle.
The incident occurred at about 7:15 p.m. on Jan. 21, police said.
Police said Daniel P. Jaeger, 38, of Brooklyn, who was the driver of one vehicle involved, received a minor laceration to his head when his airbag deployed. Police said he was treated at Putnam Hospital and released.
Both the northbound and southbound lanes were partially closed for about two hours while emergency vehicles responded to the incident and debris were cleared from the roadway, police said.
According to police, Riedenger, whose truck was equipped with a snowplow, was ticked for several violations, police said.
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