Patrol: 752 Crashes, 783 Spin-Outs, 31 Jack-Knifed Semi-Trucks From Weekend Wintry Weather
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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The Minnesota State Patrol says there were 752 car crashes, 783 spin-outs and 31 jack-knifed semi-trucks on Minnesota roads between Friday at 5 a.m. and Sunday at 9:30 p.m. when at least a half foot of snow blanketed the state.
There were 77 people injured on the roads during the storm, according to a tweet.
One driver was seriously injured in St. Paul. Her Hyundai Sonata was travelling southbound on Interstate-35E when it struck the median head on at the Highway 52 southbound ramp.
Also, there was one crash that involved fatal injuries of a snowmobiler crashing into a vehicle on Highway 169 in Aitkin County.
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