KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Multiple wrecks have been reported across the Kansas City area due to icy road conditions.
Saturday, 8:45 a.m. | KCPD says it received 131 reported crashes between 7 p.m. Friday and 2 a.m. Saturday.
10:42 p.m. | KSHB 41 reporter Grant Stephens talked to Mark Cussen, a driver that saw the eight-car pileup on I-670 earlier Friday night.
"There was like a truck that had completely turned around, and the front end was all smashed in. And then there was another car in front of it that had a smashed front end too," Cussen said.
10:18 p.m. | Northbound Interstate 49 and Red Bridge Road are closed after a crash involving multiple vehicles.
10:10 p.m. | An 18-wheeler looks to be turned over on Westbound I-70 past I-470, forcing the highway to be closed to one lane.
9:36 p.m. | US 71 Highway before 75th Street is closed as a result of a multi-vehicle crash.
9:32 p.m. | Many crashes have occurred on bridges due to ice or curved on/off ramps that are wet to icy, according to Nicco.
Here's a look at our current traffic & crashes.
— Mike Nicco (@MikeNiccoKSHB41) February 25, 2023
Many crashes occurred on bridges (ice) & curved on/off ramps (wet to icy).@KSHB41 #KCwx #Traffic pic.twitter.com/6HUYhnA21P
9:30 p.m. | Southbound Interstate 35 near Johnson Drive is now clear.
9:18 p.m. | KSHB 41 Chief Meteorologist Mike Nicco gives more context on the current road conditions.
Not all textures cool & warm at the same rate. This is why some of us continue to deal with freezing drizzle & others remain just wet.
— Mike Nicco (@MikeNiccoKSHB41) February 25, 2023
Elevated surfaces like I-70 & 31st continue to be most vulnerable to icing. @KSHB41 #KCwx pic.twitter.com/hWXqFbuXn3
9:15 p.m. | Multiple roadways are backed up due to wrecks in parts of the Kansas City area, including US 71 Highway near 19th Street, Northbound I-435 past Winner Road and Eastbound I-70 at Manchester Trafficway.
8:50 p.m. | Southbound Interstate 35 near Johnson Drive has closed to one lane due to a two-vehicle crash.
8:38 p.m. | All three lanes of Southbound Interstate 435 near Missouri Route 210 are open.
8:35 p.m. | The Lenexa Police Department announced on Twitter that it is enacting its walk-in crash reporting plan.
We are enacting our walk-in crash reporting plan. We will respond to crashes involving
— Lenexa Police (@LenexaPolice) February 25, 2023
➡️Possible injuries
➡️Impairment of driver
➡️Hit-and-run
➡️Damage to vehicles requiring towing
All others should exchange info and walk-in crash report to our station when conditions improve pic.twitter.com/VgbnROIhho
8:30 p.m. | Southbound Interstate 435 near Missouri Route 210 has two lanes open but is heavily backed up due to a wreck on the left lane.
8:14 p.m. | US 169 Highway near the Buck O'Neil Bridge which was originally shut down due to a multi-vehicle wreck, is now open to one lane.
8:04 p.m. | MoDOT suggests avoiding travel in the KC area due to slick conditions, especially on bridges and overpasses.
If you can, avoid travel in the KC area tonight. The below-freezing temps and precipitation create slick conditions, especially on bridges and overpasses. If you MUST travel, take it slow and use extra caution! https://t.co/hu9NUrS9yo
— MoDOT (@MoDOT) February 25, 2023
8:02 p.m. | Eastbound Interstate 670 near Genessee Street is now open to one lane.
7:40 p.m. | KSHB 41 Chief Meteorologist Mike Nicco says freezing drizzle will continue until 9 p.m. Friday.
KSHB 41 Chief Meteorologist Mike Nicco says the drizzle and freezing drizzle will continue until 9 p.m. tonight. North Central and East Central Missouri will have to wait until 11 p.m. for the drizzle to end . Mike says 20 degrees warmer Saturday.
— KSHB 41 News (@KSHB41) February 25, 2023
7:31 p.m. | Eastbound Interstate 670 near Genessee Street has been shut down after an eight-car pileup.
Both the Missouri and Kansas Departments of Transportation are currently treating roads.
Due to the current road conditions, the Overland Park, Kansas Police Department has implemented the Walk-In Crash Protocol. This is for non-injury accidents where the vehicles are driveable.
The Lenexa Police Department is currently working on multiple crashes on westbound I-435 at the K-10 interchange.
We are working multiple crashes on westbound I-435 highway at the K-10 interchange. Roads are slick! Exercise extreme caution if you are driving this evening.
— Lenexa Police (@LenexaPolice) February 25, 2023
The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department reports a wreck on Northbound I-635 and Eastbound I-70 that is heavily impacting traffic.
NWS suggests staying off the roads for the rest of the evening.
We are probably beyond the point of taking it easy on the roads. If you are not on the roads now, please try to remain off of them for the rest of the evening.
— NWS Kansas City (@NWSKansasCity) February 25, 2023
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