Highway patrol reports dozens of crashes amid icy conditions

UPDATE: Troop F said in a tweet the number of calls and crashes reported Saturday.

From 2 – 9 p.m. troopers received 100 calls for service and responded to 39 crashes. Six injuries were reported, as well as one fatal crash.

No information was shared on the fatal crash as family members were in the process of being notified.

ORIGINAL: Troop F of the Missouri State Highway Patrol confirmed they responded to dozens of crashes over four hours Saturday afternoon.

From 2 – 6 p.m. deputies responded to 33 crashes and reported 3 injuries. Deputies did not confirm whether or not all the crashes were caused by weather-related conditions.

MoDOT crews started treating roads on Friday to prepare for the weekend’s chance of frozen rain and/or snow. They urged drivers on Friday to drive cautiously over the weekend.

Last weekend Troop F received hundreds of calls and reported hundreds of crashes after winter weather made the roads slick.