This was true in Logan County beginning in the early morning hours last week when snow began to fall and roads began to become hazardous.
Most of the accidents that occurred in the county during the recent snowfall were on secondary roads, according to Logan County Sheriff Wallace Whittaker. And most of the accidents involved only one vehicle.
In snow and ice, it is better to stay off the roads as much as possible.
Whittaker says he realizes this is not always possible and people need to get out and go to work or to the grocery or may have a doctors appointment.
“If you have to go out be sure to take the weather conditions into account,” said Whittaker. “When drive on snow you must drive slow and make sure not to slam on the brakes because this can throw your vehicle into a skid. If you do end up in a skid remember to turn into the skid. People tend to turn away from it and that is when they end up in the ditch.”
Also make sure you slow down way before coming to a stop sign or traffic signal. It is a traffic law that you put on your turn signal to aware any vehicles behind you that you are making a turn but it is particularly important during bad weather because if the driver behind you doesn’t know if you are turning they may slide into you.
Whittaker reported 22 non-injury collisions and four with injuries during the bad weather conditions. Two of the non-injuries were not collisions, because they were vehicles that just simply slid off the roadway and there was no damage to other vehicles.
There was one medical response call on Jan. 7, where an alleged male subject was being pulled by a vehicle while on a sled. It was also alleged the individual had been drinking alcohol. The individual struck an unknown object and was later lifeflighted.
Deputies could find no witnesses to the subjects injuries, or operators on any vehicles involved. The male subject was unable at the time to speak with deputies.
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