Accident Total Drops As Winter Weather Continues

Drivers appeared to have adjusted once again to the winter weather, as the accident total on Oak Creek streets Friday dipped signficantly from the first snowfall of the season.

According to the logbook, an accident was reported about 6 p.m. Friday on Nicholson Road when a driver went into the ditch. She injured her neck when the airbag deployed but declined to be transported to the hospital.

Another accident was reported at Howell Avenue and Oakwood Road when a driver lost control of the vehicle and struck a wooden fence. One of the people in the vehicle sustained a cut to the face from the windshield breaking.

A few more minor incidents on local streets were reported, but numbers were way down from the first storm on Jan. 12, when police responded and a dozen or so more disable vehicles.

Many of the traffic problems Friday appeared to be on the freeway system.

At least three vehicles struck the median on I-94 in Oak Creek in seperate incidents after 10 p.m. Friday, and other accidents were .

Roads were also slick Sunday night due to some freezing rain that passed through the area, but no incidents were reported.