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Virginia State Police: Avoid travel, 250 crashes today due to snow, 23 with injuries

Crystal Graham
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Virginia State Police continue to urge Virginians to avoid travel to allow the Virginia Department of Transportation and other emergency crews room to work on the roads.

Snow continues to fall, and accidents continue to pile up throughout Virginia with the majority of crashes in central and western Virginia.

Statewide, since midnight, there have been 250 crashes. Twenty-three crashes have had reported injuries. There have been no fatal crashes in this storm to date, according to VSP.

  • Appomattox division (covering central/western Virginia, including South Boston, Lynchburg, Charlottesville, and Staunton): 60 crashes, nine with injuries
  • Wytheville division (covering southwestern Virginia): 41 crashes, three with injuries
  • Richmond division (covering central Virginia): 25 crashes, three with injuries
  • Fairfax division (covering northern Virginia): 16 crashes, two with injuries

Virginia State Police report a multi-vehicle crash on Interstate 85 southbound in Mecklenburg County at the five mile marker. There have been multiple crashes along Interstate 85 this afternoon.

For the latest in road conditions and updates, call 511 on a cell phone or go online to the VDOT traffic information website.

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Crystal Graham

Crystal Graham

A 1999 graduate of Virginia Tech, Crystal Graham has worked for 25 years as a reporter and editor for several Virginia publications, written a book, and garnered more than a dozen Virginia Press Association awards for writing and graphic design. She was the co-host of "Viewpoints," a weekly TV news show, and co-host of "Virginia Tonight," a nightly TV news show, both broadcast on PBS. Her work on "Virginia Tonight" earned her a national Telly award for excellence in television. You can reach her at [email protected]

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