More than 120 cars were involved in accidents on I-69 South between mile-marker 5 and 34 Tuesday.
Lt. Clint Bundy from the Pendleton State Police Department said at least 30 cars were involved in a pile-up near mile marker 8, resulting in two fatalities. I-69 closed at Exit 10 for more than seven hours Tuesday to deal with the accident.
The Redkey District of Indiana State Police reported multiple crashes involving 18 vehicles near mile marker 23.
Another pile-up near I-69 South mile marker 45 also involved at least 30 cars, with no fatalities, Bundy said.
Bundy said hazardous winter weather conditions, combined with careless driving, led to the high rate of accidents.
Gene Burton, director of public safety at Ball State, said campus police reported three accidents Tuesday. The total number of accidents from last Wednesday, Thursday and Friday was four. Burton said the high rate of accidents Tuesday in comparison to last week could be because people were caught off guard by the weather.
The National Weather Service issued a Winter Weather Advisory in affect until 7 p.m., Tuesday, with northwest winds of up to 25 miles per hour. The windchill was predicted to drop between -5 and -12 degrees overnight.
Kevin Kenyon, associate vice president of facilities planning & management, said campus crews haven't had any problem getting the snow cleaned off walkways with brooms. The only concern is dealing with drifting snow and overnight freezing of melting snow. Staff will be salting early in the morning to combat this, Kenyon said.
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