In a recent social media alert, the Clarksville Police Department urged residents to stay off the roads unless necessary. According to a post made by the department, the onslaught of ice, rain, and sleet that began hours earlier has rendered the roads treacherous, particularly for non-4×4 and AWD vehicles. “Roads may be passable for 4×4 or AWD vehicles, but they are not safe for standard vehicles,” the department cautioned the public on its official social media channel.
Despite the hazardous conditions, since the early hours of the morning, Clarksville Police report that they have responded to “35 motorist assist calls and 2 crashes.” The accumulation of hard ice on the roadways, an inevitable outcome of the relentless freezing precipitation, seems to play a significant role in these incidents. Having only a few, the Street Department is also dealing with downed trees, mostly confining their efforts to the less-trafficked side streets at present…