HADDAM — Highways are being cleared and travel is slow throughout the state as the snow winds down.
Connecticut State Police said that from 5 a.m – 3 p.m. Thursday, they responded to 105 crashes with no injuries and 4 accidents with injuries, 553 spin-outs and stuck vehicles, and 410 calls for service. There have been no fatalities.
Hartford police warned pedestrians they should use extreme caution on the sidewalks and city streets.
Numerous accidents blocked travel lanes statewide throughout the day.
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AAA said they responded to more than 800 calls in the greater Hartford area – most of them winch outs. Between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m, call volume peaked at more than a hundred calls an hour.
Around 5:30 p.m. two trucks jack-knifed on I-95 South near exit 70 and 69.
The Connecticut Department of Transportation said a tractor-trailer jack-knifed on I-95 south between exits 47-46 in New Haven because of tractor-trailer at around 12:45 p.m. They also said a tractor-trailer truck jack-knifed on I-95 south in Fairfield between exits 20-19 around the same time. The highways have since been cleared.
Police said Route 9 South between exits 9-11 in Haddam had been closed due to a crash, but has since reopened. DOT was also on scene assisting wreckers with several stuck vehicles.
Police also said a tractor-trailer truck ended up on its side on I-95 near the exit 92 off-ramp in North Stonington. Police said there were no injuries in that crash.
The I-91 south exit 9 on-ramp in North Haven was temporarily closed for a spin-out at around 10:30 but was reopened about 20 minutes later thanks to passersby, according to state police.
Police said that roads may be slick and visibility is low. They advise drivers to slow down and to turn on their headlights.
