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Winter Weather Leads to 55 Accidents in 5 Hours in West Virginia

Officials in Monongalia County, West Virginia, say a winter storm combined with dozens of traffic accidents kept many students away from home for hours. County 911 director Michael Wolfe says 55 accidents and 30 requests for motorist assistance occurred over …

South Dakota Official Blames Highway Elevation Change for Car Accidents

A county official says an elevation change on a highway in South Dakota’s Day County is partly responsible for the high accident rate along that stretch. Day County Emergency Management director Wes Williams calls the area going east from Andover …