UTAH, Dec. 26, 2018 (Gephardt Daily) — The Utah Highway Patrol is warning drivers to slow down Wednesday morning as a winter storm system moves through Utah, making roads slick and driving hazardous until at least 6 p.m.
The UHP tweeted a picture of a damaged patrol car at 9 a.m., and said: “This is the second patrol vehicle hit today. The driver that slammed into this parked cruiser was traveling too fast for the conditions and lost control on the 11400 South northbound I-15 off-ramp. Fortunately, neither crash involving our patrol vehicles resulted in injury.”
Earlier Wednesday morning at 6 a.m., UHP tweeted that troopers were on scene of a semi rollover on southbound I-15 at 13200 South in Draper.
“The semi is hauling dry goods,” the tweet said. “No hazmat. It is currently blocking the four right lanes. Heavy duty tow trucks are in route to the scene. Avoid the area as clean-up will take a while.”
As of 10 a.m., traffic was flowing normally in the area.
The Utah Department of Transportation issued a weather alert Tuesday for valley and mountain areas across the state.
According to UDOT’s alert, a system to the south of Utah will keep sending precipitation northward through Wednesday, resulting in widespread, scattered, light snow showers across the valley and mountain areas.
“Periods of road snow/slush are expected along stretches of I-15 from the Idaho border south through Cedar City,” the alert says.
“The main concern is the I-15 corridor from Filmore through Cove Fort and the high summits/passes over the south-central mountains.”
There will be periods of intense snowfall on Parleys Summit, with snow coming down at about an inch per hour, severely reducing visibility, the alert says.
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