10 vehicles involved in serious injury crash on Hwy. 169 overpass
By FOX 9 Staff
(FOX 9)
MAPLE GROVE, Minn. (FOX 9) - Ten vehicles were involved in a serious injury crash on the Highway 169 bridge over Interstate 694 on the border of Brooklyn Park and Maple Grove early Wednesday morning, according to the Minnesota State Patrol.
The crash occurred around 4:45 a.m. The State Patrol said vehicles on southbound Hwy. 169 had lost control on an icy bridge deck, causing a multi-vehicle pileup.
Hwy. 169 shutdown for multi-vehicle crash in Maple Grove
Highway 169 over Interstate 694 on the border of Maple Grove and Brooklyn Park was shutdown early Wednesday morning after a multi-vehicle crash. The State Patrol is calling it a serious injury crash.
314 crashes, 64 spinouts reported during icy Monday morning commute
By FOX 9 Staff
(Carver County Sheriff s Office / FOX 9)
(FOX 9) - A dusting of snow and subzero temperatures have created slippery conditions on roads in the Twin Cities metro, making for a messy Monday morning commute.
Between 5 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., the Minnesota State Patrol responded to 314 crashes and 64 vehicle spinouts. Thirty-three of the crashes involved injuries and one was fatal.
The fatal crash occurred on Highway 212 in Carver County shortly before 7 a.m., according to the Carver County Sheriff’s Office. Hwy. 212 was closed in both directions at Kelly Road in Dahlgren Township for several hours.
high temperature of minus 17. there is some folks in the south that have never seen minus 17 and we re only going to get to a high. meanwhile the north and south pole warmer than the state of minnesota right now. in fact a temperature a at a couple of the observations in ant ar antarctica minus 12. here is the good news as this whole thing progresses today is the worst of it tomorrow we start to improve and by saturday we may actually see 40 degrees in minneapolis and, of course, that s above zero. now, to give. ainsley: no way. look at t-shirt was wet and you could fold it. not so foldable anymore. rock solid in about 90 seconds. steve: unbelievable. cody matz. thank you very much for the live report. please go back inside the building. brian: he doesn t seemed bothered by it. steve: is he a tough guy. is he from minnesota. hello.
as you wake up this morning and thinking man it s cold outside, you are right. life threatening cold temperatures are sweeping the midwest at this hour. wind chill values dipping as low as 65 degrees below zero in parts of minnesota right now. ainsley: that s amazing. wisconsin, michigan and illinois all under a state of emergency. meteorologist cody matts from our affiliate in minneapolis where it s minus 27 degrees and feels like negative 53 joins us live from out in the cold. cody, first off. sorry. it s minnesota so we are kind of used to this. we are coming out from inside just because folks here know the drill. we know that we shouldn t spend more than a few minutes outside. and this is a wet t-shirt. as i m talking you are going to watch this thing freeze in a couple minutes time.