Wet and/or Icy Roads Blamed For Almost 30 Accidents. Drivers Complain for Lack of Warning Signs.
Wet roads caused problems all day Saturday for drivers in Lexington and surrounding areas.
Lexington Police say between 6 a.m. And 5 p.m. Saturday, they responded to about 30 accidents without injuries. They also were called to 3 accidents with injuries.
An accident on the exit ramp to New Circle Road from Versailles Road required major clean up after when a semi-truck rolled over. The crash happened around 10 a.m. Saturday and crews kept the ramp closed until about 3:30 p.m.
Some people say they believe crashes like this on the exit ramps in Lexington could be avoided if there were more warning signs for drivers.
"This is just inexcusable. We're wasting a lot of city resources, a lot of other peoples resources, when a lot of this can be stopped or a lot of the repeated incidents can be reduced," said driver Gerard Gerhard.
Another Saturday morning crash on I-75 in Lexington around 10 a.m. caused a driver to flip upside down in this car. He told us he started to lose control as he was coming off the interstate.
"Well, I was coming down the ramp and I was turning and I just kept turning and didn't straighten out. I think I hydroplaned," said driver Sam Mitchell.
Mitchell says he was able to crawl out of the car before paramedics came to help.
Also on I-75 Saturday in Scott County, a truck landed on its roof after popping a tire and hitting this embankment. A man, woman, and dog were inside the truck when it happened around mile marker 140 in the northbound lanes. Police say both the driver and passenger are expected to be OK.
Police encourage drivers to take extra caution when the roads are wet.