- Wednesday December 26th, 2012 :: 09:35 a.m. EST
An update to this message has been issued.
ALL ROADS IN THE LAFAYETTE DISTRICT ARE SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS
All roads in the Lafayette District are snow covered and hazardous.
Troopers are currently working multiple slide-offs on Interstate 74 and 65, State and US Roads,in the District. Roads are becoming snow covered and slick due to the blowing and drifting snow. No major crashes have been reported at this time.
Motorists should only travel if necessary!
Please keep these tips in mind:
• Do not call city, county or state police to check on road conditions – police agencies across the state want to keep phone lines open for emergency phone calls
• For up-to-date weather information the best source is your favorite TV or radio station or check the National Weather Service at http://www.crh.noaa.gov/ind/
• Visit www.TrafficWise.IN.gov or dial toll-free 1-800-261-ROAD (7623) for updated Indiana travel information, including road conditions, road closures, construction information, crashes and other traffic alerts
• If you must drive during any period of the storm a fully charged and functioning cell phone is your best friend
• If involved in a crash and no one is injured and the involved vehicles are still drivable, move to a safe area to exchange names, vehicle and license plate information, along with driver license number and insurance agent name and phone number with the other driver
• During severe weather conditions law enforcement will be busy responding to emergency calls and will not be able to take reports of crashes where there is only damage to property
• Vehicles left abandoned along interstate and state road right-of-ways are subject to immediate removal during inclement weather events.
Sergeant Kim Riley
Note: I am not available to do video interviews but able to do phone interviews. I am currently near Bloomington, IND and not at the District. The Lafayette Post is keeping me advised of road conditions and closures. I have been advised by Lafayette District personnel that all slide offs that occur today will not be removed by the State Police until the weather clears unless they are road hazards.
Address/Location
Indiana State Police-Lafayette District 14-Lafayette, IN
5921 Indiana 43
West Lafayette, IN 47906
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 765-567-2125
Sergeant Kim Riley
Public Information Officer for the Lafayette Post
[email protected]
765-567-2125