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Tuesday 6 February 2018

Snow causes hundreds of crashes; 5 killed on Missouri roads

ROLLA, Mo. (AP) — Five One 12-vehicle pileup on
people died and dozens I-44 in a six-county region in
were injured in more than south-central Missouri killed
650 crashes on snow-cov- Deborah Anderson, 63, of
ered Missouri roads, and Ballwin, the highway patrol
authorities said up to 50 said. Three other crashes
vehicles collided on a free- on snow-covered roads
way in Iowa. elsewhere in the state killed
The Missouri State High- Heather Sapaugh, 32, of
way Patrol said the crashes Salem; Michael Marquette,
started Sunday afternoon 28, of Mexico, Missouri; and
as snow began falling. Less Jessulyn Williams, 26, of Nor-
than 2 inches accumu- borne.
lated, but the snow was In Iowa, authorities closed
treacherous because tem- part of Interstate 35 near
peratures dropped rapidly Ames on Monday after up
from the high-30s to the to 70 vehicles collided on
single digits throughout the the snow-covered pave-
day, said meteorologist ment. Officials said one
Gene Hatch with the Na- person died and three to
tional Weather Service in five others were injured.
Springfield. The identities of those killed
"The initial amount of light In this photo provided by KCCI-TV, emergency personnel tend to vehicles on Interstate 35 in or hurt in Iowa were not
snow that melted on the Ames, Iowa, after dozens of vehicles collided on the snow-covered freeway Monday, Feb. 5, released. Authorities said
roads froze as tempera- 2018, forcing the closure of the southbound lanes. the wrecks were caused, in
tures hit the freezing point," (KCCI-TV via AP) part, by drivers trying to en-
he said. "The roads went ter the freeway and crash-
from wet to icy very quickly, near Marshfield, about 150 patrol Sgt. Jason Pace. The cleared the wreckage. ing into existing accidents.
and once the water on the miles (241 kilometers) south- pileup killed a 55-year-old Pace said nearly 350 crash- Story County Sheriff's Office
roads froze, the snow that east of Kansas City. Besides man from Glendora, Cali- es and 50 to 55 injuries were Capt. Barry Thomas told
was falling began sticking, the 60 to 80 damaged ve- fornia, whose name wasn't reported in the 18-county The Des Moines Register
making it even slicker." hicles, another two dozen immediately released. The area he is responsible for in he couldn't see from one
The largest crash hap- vehicles became blocked interstate was closed for the southwest part of the end of the wrecks to the
pened on Interstate 44 and unable to move, said several hours while crews state. other.q
Police: Suspect in Colts player's crash death deported twice

By RICK CALLAHAN the pre-dawn crash. that Orrego-Savala's blood-
Associated Press Investigators said he was alcohol content was 0.239
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A deported in 2007 and 2009, percent, or nearly three
man being held in a sus- and was again living ille- times Indiana's legal limit of
pected drunken-driving gally in the U.S. Police said 0.08 percent, according to
crash that killed Indianapo- Jackson, who grew up in a probable cause affidavit.
lis Colts linebacker Edwin Atlanta, and Uber driver That affidavit, which was
Jackson and his Uber driver Jeffrey Monroe, 54, were filed Sunday under the
has been twice deported standing outside Monroe's fake name Manuel Orrego-
from the U.S. — a revelation car along I-70 after Jack- Savala gave police, also
an Indiana congressman son became ill while Mon- states two vials of blood
said Monday should anger roe was transporting him for were drawn from Orrego-
"all Americans." the ride-hailing company. Savala by a nurse at a hos-
Manuel Orrego-Savala, 37, Both men were struck and pital about 90 minutes later
remained jailed Monday killed by a pickup truck driv- and sent for analysis. It said
but has not been charged en by Orrego-Savala, po- Orrego-Savala has prior
in Sunday's deadly crash lice said. Investigators said run-ins with law enforce-
along Interstate 70 in India- they believe Orrego-Sava- ment for driving without a
napolis. State Police said In this Nov. 20, 2016 photo, Indianapolis Colts linebacker Edwin la, who lives in Indianapolis, valid license and that he
Monday that he's a citizen Jackson (53) walks off the field in Indianapolis. Jackson, 26, was was intoxicated and driv- was walking away from the
one of two men killed when a suspected drunken driver struck
of Guatemala who gave them as they stood outside their car along a highway in India- ing without a license. crash scene when an Indi-
officers a fake name when napolis. A breath test administered ana state trooper arrived
he was arrested following (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) at the crash scene found and detained him. q