The winter storm earlier last week played havoc on Coweta County roadways with ice on roads as late as Friday morning and still contributing to traffic accidents. The storm resulted in one weather-related traffic fatality.
Coweta County Emergency Management Agency Director Jay Jones on Wednesday morning said the 911 center through Tuesday and into Wednesday received 100-200 calls, with many of those being accident-related.
Sixty-year-old Griffin resident Yvonne Nash was driving on Ga. Highway 85 near the intersection with Seavy Street in Senoia when she lost control of her vehicle and subsequently died from the injuries she sustained, Jones said.
Accidents across Coweta beginning on Tuesday and extending into Friday resulted from motorists becoming stuck or running off icy roads, said Jones, adding that there were numerous minor injuries. None of those injuries were of a serious nature, he said.
Jones beginning Tuesday advised motorists to stay off roadways unless travel was absolutely necessary.
“Secondary roadways were especially treacherous,” Jones said Friday. “And while it is not as bad as it was on Tuesday and Wednesday we’re still having problems with ice on some roads, especially in the areas where trees block sunlight from getting to the road.”
The continued effects of the winter storm on roadways led Coweta County schools to cancel classes beginning on Tuesday and for the duration of the week, according to school system spokesman Dean Jackson.
Coweta County government offices were also closed Wednesday and Thursday.
