Funviralpark SUN PRAIRIE, Wisconsin (WMTV) – Law enforcement agencies across the state are responding to incidents in this week’s brutal winter weather.
According to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT), officers responded to more than 400 crashes and rescue calls statewide in 24 hours Thursday through Friday.
WisDOT tweeted on Friday, “If you have to travel today, drive carefully.”
If you have to travel today, please drive carefully. In such extremely cold temperatures, the road salt melting process takes more time to activate. Expect slippery conditions all day long. #wiwx pic.twitter.com/bKWoDcUU6z
— Wisconsin DOT (@WisconsinDOT) December 23, 2022
According to Sergeant Brandon Lingle, the Sun Prairie Police Department has responded to fewer than five incidents overnight involving cars with dead batteries. No injuries have been reported.
“Citizens are definitely heeding the warnings, and it’s happening day and night,” he said, comparing the blister forecast to the polar vortex forecast. But 2019’s severe cold snap hit the Midwest with more extreme temperatures than we’ve seen this week.
Overall, Sgt. Ringle said he noticed he had fewer drivers than usual on Friday. Dodge County reported similar observations Friday morning.
Law enforcement agencies around southern Wisconsin have also received other requests.
A Lafayette Co. sheriff said deputies responded to a number of vehicles that had been left overnight. On Friday morning, Columbia Co. announced that it had responded to a multiple vehicle crash on an interstate highway.
Sergeant Ringle reminds drivers to take their time and drive slowly and carefully if they must leave their homes.
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