Montgomery Co. Sheriff’s Deputies Respond to Winter Storm Calls

Although some roads are beginning to clear up, Chief Deputy Derrick Cunningham says motorists still need to be careful because all it takes is just one patch of ice for a driver to lose control of their vehicle.

“I’ve had several people that have passed me on the roads trying to go to the same place I was going but they were going so fast,” he says. “And you can see when they hit a little ice, they panic because their car starts to fishtail.”

Out of control cars are something Lieutenant Kirk Harbin has seen over the past two days. He’s been working long hours patrolling Montgomery County roads. He says responding to wrecks and helping stranded people is something he does everyday but not under these conditions.

“Yesterday was just vehicles spinning out on the ice, driving down the road,” he explains. “Even driving at slow speeds, the road conditions were so bad that it didn’t matter.”

Although the worst of the winter storm happened on Tuesday, officers are still responding to weather related calls.

“With the icing on the road, such as this vehicle that’s run off right here, as you can see this whole left lane is completely iced over.”

Because many roads are still hazardous, some drivers tell us they’re being cautious.

“I could tell there was still ice on the sidewalks and ice along the gutters,” says Sarah Looney. “I saw sand on the roads where it seemed like the DOT tried to make it safer.”

“Yesterday was just outrageous,” says Jeffrey Granville. “It was ice all over cars yesterday and it was a mess but today it’s a whole lot better.”