(WHAS11) The heavy snow might be over, but it has already proven to be quite challenging for some drivers with several crashes on the roadway.
The auto body repair shops in town are ringing in the New Year with a little extra cash; their business is booming.
For the most part the main roads are okay, but it’s the neighborhood streets that still can cause crashes; and they already have.
Mark Kaelin at Jim’s Body Shop in St. Matthews said the phone has been ringing off the hook, the cars have been coming in and things are only going to pick up as people who’ve been in snow related crashes get word back from their insurance companies.
At Estcorn Collision Center in Middletown they are packed with people coming in from snow related crashes.
Since the snow started late Wednesday evening, Louisville Metro Police said there have been 230 non-injury accidents, 69 injury crashes, 23 hit and runs and 49 stranded motorists.
Lt. Doug Sweeney said he had to get creative on the roads yesterday to get people to slow down.
Police said drivers need to use common sense and slow down, but that’s not something you’ll hear auto body shop owners telling drivers.
Police said slamming on the brakes on the ice is never a good idea, and be sure to turn the steering wheel in the opposite direction of the way the car is sliding.
Also, try to keep an 8-second following distance between you and the driver in front of you.
