[(***ACURTIS***)]LEWIS AND CLARK
COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTS A
SLIGHT UP-TICK IN THE NUMBER O
CRASHES OVER THE
WEEKEND AROUND HELENA, LIKELY
DUE TO WINTER WEATHER.ON
NOTABLE CRASH HAPPENED ON SUNDAY
WHEN A COUPLE WAS
DRIVING ON I-15 AND CRASHED INTO
THE BACK OF A LEWIS AND CLARK
COUNTY
SHERIFF’S DEPUTY PATROL CAR.THE
DEPUTY WAS OUTSIDE THE CAR AT
THE TIME AND UNHARMED, BUT THE
CAR *DID COME CLOSE TO HITTING
HIM.THE COUPLE SAW POLICE LIGHTS
ON THE ROAD, BUT WERE NOT ABLE
TO
STOP IN TIME.THE SLIPPERY, SNOWY
CONDITIONS LED SHERIFF LEO
DUTTON TO CONSULT WITH THE
MONTANA DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION AND ISSUE A
SEVERE DRIVING CONDITIONS
ADVISORY ON
SUNDAY.#




{"SOMETIMES IT’S LIKE THE FIRST
BAD SNOW STORM, WHEN IT CATCHES
IT WAS SLICK.
THERE WAS MOISTURE THAT
FROZE.
AND YOU JUST CAN’T STOP"}




[(***ACURTIS***)]TONIGHT POLICE
HAVE ANOTHER CONCERN ON TOP OF
TH
SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS.THEY’LL
ALSO BE WATCHING FOR IMPAIRED
DRIVERS.NEW YEARS EVE IS ONE OF
THE MORE DANGEROUS TIMES TO BE
OUT ON
THE ROAD BECAUSE OF DRUNK
DRIVERS.LEWIS AND CLARK COUNTY
DOES *NOT HAVE D-U-I
CHECKPOINTS, HOWEVER THERE WILL
BE INCREAS
PATROLS.THE SHERIFF’S OFFICE
ENCOURAGES EVERYONE
PLANNING ON DRINKING TO HAVE A
DESIGNATED DRIVER.




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