240+ Crashes Recorded Statewide During Spring Snowstorm
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- The Minnesota State Patrol says there have been hundreds of crashes and spin-outs since Wednesday morning.
Lt. Gordon Shank says that between 8 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, there were 213 crashes -- 33 with injuries. In the same time period, there were 177 vehicle spin-outs and 15 jack-knifed semis.
And then, from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m., an additional 31 crashes and 35 spinouts were reported.
In Faribault, I-35 southbound was shut down due to numerous accidents – leading to a massive traffic backup.
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No travel advisories have been lifted for several southwest Minnesota counties.
