NEWPORT — Police responded to 14 weather-related vehicle crashes in Orleans and Essex counties today.
Many of these incidents occurred on I-91, but also on Cross Street in Brighton, Route 105 in Newport Town, Route 100 in Troy, Shattuck Hill Road in Derby, and Crawford Road in Derby.
The nature of these incidents ranged from minor slide-offs to a single-vehicle rollover crash.
No injuries were reported in any of these incidents and vehicle damage was generally considered minor, police say.
Brief road closures occurred as vehicles were being removed.
Several local recovery services and area EMS agencies assisted in responding to these incidents.
One driver was also ticketed for failing to move over for stopped trooper units with flashing blue lights working a crash scene in the shoulder of I-91.
No criminal action resulted from any of these incidents, police say.
