The Lexington Police Department was responding to multiple traffic incidents along Interstate 75 Friday night.
Lt. Brandon Helm, of the Lexington Police Department, said a combination of slicker roads and motorists not changing their driving habits resulted in vehicles going off the road in both northbound and southbound lanes.
“Slow down,” Helm urged.
He said the incidents were reported in both the northern and southern parts of Fayette County along I-75. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet’s website was also showing crashes along I-75 in Scott, Madison and Rockcastle counties as of about 8:45 p.m.
At about the same time, the National Weather Service in Louisville reported “a moderate to heavy band of snow” coming into Lexington that was expected to bring reduced visibility and slick road conditions.
Slick conditions were reported and many roads were covered with snow throughout the Transportation Cabinet’s District 7, which covers Central Kentucky, the cabinet said in a social media post at about 8 p.m.