State Police respond to more than 400 wrecks
By Reed Williams
Published: March 2, 2009
Virginia State Police responded to 402 crashes from 4 p.m. Sunday through 6 p.m. today in central Virginia and the Northern Neck as a result of the winter storm, said spokesman Sgt. Tom Cunningham.
Of those, 41 crashes involved a reported injury. There were no fatalities.
Troopers responded to another 255 calls for disabled vehicles over that period.
At its peak this morning, the state police were responding to about 50 crashes and disabled vehicles, Cunningham said.