On Sunday morning there was ice and freezing rain in the Danbury area which made travel very hazardous and the scores of crashes overwhelmed the police.
According to Danbury police the problems began at 8 a.m. when the big freeze hit and there were over 30 accidents in just two hours. Luckily, although there were several injuries no one had to go to hospital. Temperatures began to rise and by mid afternoon the roads were safe again with just a few icy patches in shady areas, such as under bridges.
In Ridgefield, messages were sent by the police department to ask residents not to drive and only five accidents occurred there, although the police did say that the fact it was a Sunday and not a workday contributed to the low number of crashes.
Redding Police also sent an emergency notification Sunday morning, telling people to stay off the roads but nonetheless there were several crashes in the area, and in New Milford, although there were only around 10 accidents, scores of cars were stuck on the sides of the roads as they became disabled in the freezing conditions.
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