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104 Ice-Related 911 Calls in Less Than Nine Hours Here

  • Two heavy duty tow trucks worked together to pull an oilfield tanker out of the pine trees Monday morning. The truck slid off the road after driving across a patch of ice Sunday afternoon. Photo by Andy Behlen
    Two heavy duty tow trucks worked together to pull an oilfield tanker out of the pine trees Monday morning. The truck slid off the road after driving across a patch of ice Sunday afternoon. Photo by Andy Behlen
  • Above: Schulenburg Police responded to this rollover accident on US 77 just north of Schulenburg Sunday afternoon. No one was seriously injured.
    Above: Schulenburg Police responded to this rollover accident on US 77 just north of Schulenburg Sunday afternoon. No one was seriously injured.
  • Below: Schulenburg Police assisted several motorists who slid off Interstate 10 Sunday in snowy and icy conditions, two of which are pictured above and below. There were no reported injuries. Photos by the Schulenburg Police Department
    Below: Schulenburg Police assisted several motorists who slid off Interstate 10 Sunday in snowy and icy conditions, two of which are pictured above and below. There were no reported injuries. Photos by the Schulenburg Police Department
Fayette County first responders had their busiest day of the year so far on Sunday as snow and ice blanketed area roadways. Chief Deputy Randy Noviskie of the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office said the county’s 911 dispatch center answered 104 calls for service between 1 and 9:30 p.m. on Sunday. That number only included 911 calls. Noviskie said dispatchers answered many additional calls that were…

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