Weather A Factor In A Four Car Accident in North Utica

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Story Created: Nov 18, 2008 at 1:35 AM EDT

Story Updated: Nov 18, 2008 at 1:38 AM EDT

UTICA, NY (WKTV) -  Emergency crews re-opened the 12-south on-ramp from route 790 in North Utica around 12:15am after four cars crashed on the bridge. Representatives from the Utica Police Department say they don't know what exactly caused the crash, but say the roads were iced over. The ramp remained closed for 45 minutes while crews sanded and salted the roads. Two people were rushed to the hospital due to injuries from the accident. Officials are reminding travelers to take extra time in their morning commute, as roads could continue to freeze overnight. Tune into NEWSChannel2 Daybreak and Sunrise for updated coverage.

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Wednesday, Nov 19 at 1:48 PM Maybe its time wrote ...

...to hold someone responsible for not taking care of the roads. It going to be a long winter season if DOT isnt going to salt the ramps. If nobody was working that night, lets find out why. If plow drivers were working, lets find out why they didn't salt. Either way, somebody isn't doing their job. Who do we call?

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Tuesday, Nov 18 at 9:46 PM john wrote ...

They (the state) know as well as I do that this bridge is dangerous and need sanding and salting all the time.I travel this road every day since they made this ramp and i have noticed edless accidents on this bridge! Wake up new york state and salts this bridge before someone gets killed!!!

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Tuesday, Nov 18 at 7:01 PM Anonymous wrote ...

i totaled my car on this ramp last year and about a week after there were signs that were put up and they say "BRIDGE FREEZES BEFORE ROAD" can't miss them too bad people dont pay attention to the signs, you can't miss them....

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Tuesday, Nov 18 at 5:14 PM me too wrote ...

I also wondered where the plows were this morning. Granted it wasnt much snow but isnt ice part of their responsibility too? I don't know about the overtime though, I cant believe anyone was working last night, seems like they would have taken care of the ice if they were. Maybe some young eager reporter should look into that very question: Why weren't the roads taken care of around Utica? I know everyone likes to blame plow drivers, but maybe theres more to it? Trucks weren't ready? No salt?

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Tuesday, Nov 18 at 12:54 PM mmm wrote ...

couple of things first people do not know how to slow down even if the roads are salted, two, maybe the crews are not salting/sanding/plowing as much to save the state money.........betcha thats what will happen, but really people please slow down , the life you save may be mine AND yours..

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Tuesday, Nov 18 at 12:11 PM ? wrote ...

where are all the snowplows this year? i've only seen one snowplow so far this winter. the roads were covered with ice this morning.

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Tuesday, Nov 18 at 8:26 AM I'm curious wrote ...

If crews were available to come salt the roads, what exactly were they doing before the accident. As the story says: "roads continue to freeze overnight" Don't the road crews know that? Probably got a nice chunk of overtime to take care of the roads AFTER the accident. Wasn't the governor looking for someplace to cut spending?

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