Wrecks are adding up in the Wichita area as the roads ice over, and road conditions are expected to get worse.
The National Weather Service in Wichita is warning drivers to stay home and the Wichita Police Department has issued its emergency accident reporting plan, which allows people involved in non-injury wrecks where the vehicles are still operational to exchange information and report the wreck later at a police substation.
“If you can stay home, we recommend that you do,” WPD said in a Facebook post. “If you must be out, please allow extra time and distance to ensure you arrive safely. Please be cognizant of emergency responders as they also try to navigate the weather and roadways to respond to your calls for service.”
The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office also implemented its emergency accident reporting plan for wrecks in the county.
Wichita started to see freezing drizzle about 7 a.m. Saturday.
“We cannot stress this enough, law enforcement is working many, many accidents across metro Wichita, please stay home!” NWS in Wichita said on social media at 9:14 a.m.