VSP responds to hundreds of crashes

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) - Snow caused interstate closures and hundreds of accidents Friday afternoon and evening throughout Hampton Roads.

Photos: Friday's snowfall

According to Hampton police, as of 7:50 p.m. Friday, officers responded to 37 accidents without injuries and six with minor injuries Friday afternoon and evening.

From 3 p.m. through 9 p.m. Friday, Suffolk police responded to more than 76 accidents.

As of 4:45 p.m., Virginia State Police report troopers were still handling 157 calls for service, with 130 of those being traffic crashes and another 19 for disabled vehicles.

The following is a breakdown of calls for service by Virginia State Police from 10 a.m. Friday (Jan. 25) through 9 p.m. Friday (Jan. 25):

Statewide Virginia State Police (only):
Traffic crashes=651        
Disabled Vehicles=385 
Total Calls for Service=2,219

Division V-Chesapeake (Hampton Roads/Tidewater/Eastern Shore/Williamsburg/Franklin/Emporia)
Traffic Crashes=191               
Disabled Vehicles=91            
Total Calls for Service=565

An Icy Conditions Advisory was issued for SB I-664 at Monitor Merrimac Memorial Bridge Tunnel South in Newport News at 6 p.m.

As of 6:30 p.m., Jolly Pond Road in James City County was closed due to ice on on the road.

If you must head out on the roads in these conditions, take extreme caution.

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