Roads in Geary County are not impassable but they are slick in spots following the arrival of the snowstorm on Monday. That’s the assessment of Sheriff Tony Wolf. “We’ve had a few accidents this morning because of that.”
Wolf noted there have been some cases involving vehicle slide-offs. “And then we had a pretty nasty wreck at the 299 exit out there by Grandview Plaza, vehicle rolled over, but there were no injuries.” Authorities also responded to an accident near mile marker 294 on the interstate involving a truck pulling a camper late Monday morning.
Wolf said the slickest spots are along I-70. He indicated the problem may be that vehicles are hitting patches where the road is clear so people believe they can increase their speed back to 70 – 75 miles per hour. “And then they hit a patch of snow-packed roadway, and before they know it they’re in trouble. So just because the roadway is clear in that one spot doesn’t mean that the whole roadway’s clear. Might have to maintain your slow speeds until you know for sure it’s in the clear.
