A loaded sugar beet truck slowly passes another driver who’s sugar beet truck turned over Sunday morning on I-94 at mile marker 4. Highway Patrol Trooper reported the accident was caused due to the driver’s fatigue. The accident was called into dispatch at 6:32am. It took crews a couple hours to remove all the remaining sugar beets in the trailer as well as pick up all the remaining beets alongside the Interstate. (Image by Jonathan McNiven)
Billings- Montana Highway Patrol troopers responded to a number of accidents Sunday morning due to weather and road conditions as well as other reasons. All within the same hour or so, 6 accidents were dispatched and addressed early Sunday morning as cars and trucks went off the Interstate and nearby roads either due to human error or road conditions. It was reported that three cars crossed an Interstate 94 bridge West of Custer and slid off the Interstate due to freezing rain and icy conditions on the bridge. Meanwhile, some 35 miles West on Interstate 94, a sugar beet semi turned its pup trailer on its side and spilled sugar beets on and alongside Interstate 94.
At the same time, MHP trooper Kirk Robbins was attending to an overturned vehicle that appeared to be abandoned early in the morning. Icy roads and inclement weather were partly to blame for the accidents.
Caption: Montana Highway Patrol responded to an overturned vehicle Sunday morning on Pryor Creek Rd in Huntley. It appears that the driver of this red vehicle went off the Pryor Creek Rd and overturned the car, then walked away during the night as no one was present when Law enforcement arrived early. (Photo by Jonathan McNiven)
The National Weather Service issued a Winter Weather Advisory for snow on Tuesday…which was in effect at 5pm Wednesday until 5pm Christmas Day. The advisory stated that precautionary actions would need to be taken to stay safe while traveling on the varied road conditions during the holiday season.
Weather temperatures are expected to decrease each day with a high of 5 degrees and a low of -8 degrees on Monday. Temperatures will stay in the low teens for a couple days before increasing to bring in the New Year.
