Traffic Accidents and Safety

• Winter Storm Hits the Carolinas, Bringing Dangerous Ice and Snow - Hundreds of crashes were reported on highways throughout the region, as freezing temperatures were predicted for the overnight hours.
• Wintry Weather Leads to 100-Vehicle Pileup on Interstate in Michigan - Cars and trucks slid into one another and off a highway after a lake-effect snowstorm. Numerous injuries were reported, but no deaths.
• Winter Storm Brings Snow and Cold Temps as Far South as Florida and Georgia - Snow was observed as far south as Florida as temperatures plummeted. New York City could get up to four inches of snow and up to six inches is possible in Boston.
• Federal Agents Shoot 2 During Traffic Stop in Portland, Ore. - The shooting in a city previously targeted by the Trump administration came as Minneapolis grappled with a federal agent’s killing of a woman a day earlier.
• On a Brooklyn Boulevard, Mamdani Revives a Project Hampered by Scandal - The bike-lane project, a source of corruption charges during the Adams administration, will be finished as planned in Greenpoint, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said.
• Winter Storm Batters Minnesota, Bringing ‘Potentially Life-Threatening Travel Conditions’ - Blizzard warnings were posted in the western part of the state. Whiteout conditions reduced visibility on the roads as numerous crashes were reported.