(La Porte County, IN) - Right now is a good time to brush up on your winter driving skills, as an inch or two of snow was on the ground earlier this morning.

 

There was also black ice on the roads in places because of frozen precipitation melting due to the warmer ground before freezing again as a result of temperatures in the upper 20’s.

 

One of the traffic accidents this morning involved a truck hitting a tree on U.S. 421 in the Westville area.  In that instance, it appears the driver climbed out of the vehicle on his own, bleeding from the mouth.

 

La Porte Street Department Director Jeff Batchelor said plows were not needed but crews this morning laid salt down in spots like Boyd Boulevard.

 

“There was ice that was out on Boyd Boulevard that was really, really bad. Besides that, the rest of the roads were not bad. But, you never know about black ice because there’s some black ice out there. Just slow down and take your time,” he said.

 

The first accumulation of the season should be gone shortly because the high-temperature today is expected to be about 40 degrees.