URBANDALE, Iowa — While there were more flurries falling in the state on Monday, a lot of the main roads and highways were clear and semi drivers are asking for caution from those driving.
For many, it was a slick drive into work on Monday. Des Moines Police said that there were 10 crashes along the I-235 corridor alone in the morning. DMPD officers responded to 420 service calls over the weekend and 50 crashes. The Iowa State Patrol received nearly 900 calls for service over the weekend, 210 of which were crashes.
“People just need to slow down, you know,” said Joey Shepard, who was driving a semi-truck up north to Minnesota. He had just come through Missouri where the roads were covered on Monday. “Stay home if you can, if you don’t have to pass, don’t pass, don’t get in a hurry. None of us drivers are out here trying to hurt anybody, You know that to me, that’s one of my worst nightmares is to hurt somebody with this truck.”
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Shepard got stuck on an on ramp in Missouri for an hour and a half and a driver from Missouri Department of Transportation came through and threw salt underneath his tires to get him going again. Shepard said this for drivers to keep in mind if they have to get out on the road during the weather…