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Snow, Ice To Slam Pennsylvania PennDOT Issues Statewide Travel Restrictions
A winter storm packing snow, sleet, and freezing rain is set to sweep across Pennsylvania on Tuesday, Feb. 11, prompting PennDOT to issue travel warnings and vehicle restrictions.
The storm is expected to begin mid-morning in southwestern PA, spreading north and east throughout the day. Snow will transition into freezing rain by Wednesday, Feb. 12, creating hazardous travel conditions, according to PennDOT.
Vehicle Restrictions
At 4 p.m. Tuesday, Tier 1 vehicle restrictions will take effect on several major highways, including:
Interstate 76 from Toll I-76/I-276 to the Walt Whitman Bridge…
NJ 25-Year-Old Woman Killed In Icy Crash On I-295, PA State Police Say
A 25-year-old woman was killed and a man was seriously injured after a crash on Interstate 295 Eastbound in Middletown Township, Pennsylvania State Police announced on Tuesday, Jan. 28.
The crash happened around 8:52 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 26, at mile marker 5.7 of I-295 Eastbound, according to state police.
Samantha Kaitlin Cote, of High Bridge, New Jersey, was driving a 2007 Toyota Matrix on the ramp from US-1 Southbound to I-295 Eastbound when she lost control of her car after hitting a patch of ice, investigators said.
Cote's vehicle swerved right, then left, hitting a metal guide ra…