Ice, snow causes chaos over weekend; 621 vehicles slide off road
January 3, 2011 at 4:01 am in Alexandria Echo Press
Minnesota State Troopers have been very busy throughout the New Years Eve weekend. From the time the winter storms started on Thursday, December 30, 2010 until today, Monday, January 3, 2011, troopers in the west central and northwest regions responded to approximately 621 vehicles that had ran off the road, many of those receiving minor damage. Continue Reading
There was more than enough warning about this blizzard. It had been forcasted days in advance. I think the state needs to invest in large billboards on the interstate telling people that if they choose to travel in spite of being informed of the weather and road conditions, they are on their own. We should not have to risk the lives of our Officers and rescue workers and snow plow drivers on the account of people who ignore weather reports and warnings. As former governor Jesse Ventura once said, ‘It’s natures way of eliminating the stupid’, referring to snowmobilers going out on open lakes in spite of being warned. It is pathetic that we need to chase after people as if they were toddlers to keep them from harming themselves. We should not have to tolerate that kind of stupidity.
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