ORANGE COUNTY, Florida- In less than four hours Monday, the Florida Highway Patrol
responded to more than 100 crashes, many of which were attributed to roads
slick from rain.
As more rain is expected
Tuesday, FHP has already assigned an additional eight troopers to help respond
to crashes.
Monday’s crashes
occurred from about 3 p.m. to 6:45 p.m. and most were in Orange County,
troopers said.
FHP had every trooper on
staff responding to crashes Monday, including sergeants and lieutenants who
would normally be performing other duties.
Things are slickest in
the first 10 minutes of rain, due to oil on the surface of the roadway, WFTV
meteorologist George Waldenberger said.
FHP prioritizes crashes
based on injury and then road closure, so some minor accidents generally have
to wait.
Monday, it took up to
three hours for troopers to make it to the scene of some crashes.
FHP said all drivers
should report crashes to law enforcement, but if there are no injuries, drivers
can exchange registration and insurance information and fill out an online
crash report instead of waiting for a trooper.
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