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Fresh Snow Causes More Accidents

More Precipation Forecast for Weekend

By Brett Bennett

Posted: February 5, 2011 at 5:34 a.m.

Anthony Reyes
 Springdale Police Officer Hank Brockmeyer keeps an eye on traffic Friday to keep it from colliding with a Nissan Stanza that slid off Randall Wobbe Lane in Springdale. The region was hit with a second snow storm creating hazardous driving conditions and snarling traffic throughout Northwest Arkansas. More photos of the winter storm are on the Northwest Arkansas Photo Blog.

Area law enforcement saw a spike in traffic accidents Friday as another coat of snow blanketed Northwest Arkansas. Springdale police responded to 12 vehicle accidents by 3:30 p.m. Friday, Lt. Kevin Lewis said. “It’s more than we want, that’s for sure,” he said.

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