Accidents pile up after newest layer of snow
By Mary Schenk
Sunday February 18, 2007
Heather Coit
An overturned minivan was just one of dozens of accidents along Interstate 74 that resulted from the recent snowfall. It was on the median Saturday about halfway between University Avenue and the St. Joseph exit.
The fresh snow that blanketed Central Illinois early Saturday, accompanied by winds, had area police and highway crews scrambling.
"There are a lot of cars in the ditches," Master Sgt. Kevin Riddle of the state police post at Pesotum said Saturday. "They find themselves on a dry stretch and think it's okay to get back up to speed and then they come to a spot where there's snow blowing across and they can't get slowed back down."
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