Slick Roads Cause Three Accidents, Send One to Hospital

A thin and seemingly harmless layer of snow is to blame for three accidents Monday night. Few injuries were reported and one person was sent to the hospital.

• There was a head-on collision on Route 117 near Lambtown Road. One person was transported by LVES to L+M Hospital to for precautionary reasons.
• A car slid off the road and onto a stone wall on Spicer Hill Road near Gray Farm, no injuries were reported as a result of that accident.
• One car rolled over on Route 214 by Lee Brook Drive, no injuries were reported as a result of that accident.

More snow is forecast today followed by a cold snap with temperatures in the single digits. Here’s the week’s forecast from the National Weather Service.

• Tuesday Scattered flurries. Partly sunny, with a high near 25. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 20 mph.
• Tuesday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 7. Wind chill values as low as -2. Northwest wind 9 to 15 mph.
• Wednesday Partly sunny, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as -4. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph.
• Wednesday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
• Thursday Mostly sunny, with a high near 20.
• Thursday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 9.
• Friday Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
• Friday Night Snow likely. Cloudy, with a low around 16. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
• Saturday Partly sunny, with a high near 26.
• Saturday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 13.
• Sunday Sunny, with a high near 28.
• Sunday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19.
• Monday Partly sunny, with a high near 37.