US EditionState police respond to 240 crashes amid winter weather in Virginia
Virginia State Police reported 16 injury crashes among 240 incidents during a weekend winter storm with icy roads prompting travel warnings.
- On Sunday morning, Virginia State Police reported 240 car crashes following winter weather across the Commonwealth of Virginia.
- With snow beginning late Saturday, officials warned to prepare and avoid travel as Virginia State Police urged drivers to stay off roads through Monday after snow began to fall around 10 p.m.
- Division data show Division 5 recorded 109 crashes and Division 1 had 93 crashes, according to the Virginia State Police division breakdown.
- Police confirmed one fatal crash in Fairfax County, saying weather is not a factor, and officials warned storm impacts could delay emergency response to stranded motorists.
- VSP's rolling counts rose from 177 crashes at 6 a.m. Sunday to 440 by 4 a.m. Monday, and Matthew Demlein said `If you are on the roads, give VDOT trucks and emergency crews room to do their jobs`.
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'Stay off the roads:' Virginia State Police respond to 440 crashes during winter storm
Thirty-four of those crashes involved injuries.
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