Disabled Car On Snowy Road? Conn. State Police Give Tips

FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- On a stormy Monday, Connecticut State Police are reminding Fairfield County residents how to stay safe should their car become disabled on an icy or snow-covered roadway.

A spin-out blocks a lane of I-95 south near Mill Hill Road in Fairfield on Monday morning.
Photo Credit: *Connecticut Department of Transportation*

Interstate 95 was a parking lot Feb. 2 after a double fatal accident shut down the highway in Rye, N.Y.
Photo Credit: *New York Department of Transportation*

Daily Voice

02/09/2015 2:40 p.m.

"Vehicle disabled on a snowy highway? Pull as far to the right as possible & call 911. For safety's sake, please stay inside your vehicle," Connecticut State Police said via Twitter ‏@CT_STATE_POLICE.

According to the state Department of Transportation, snow and ice from winter storms like the one on Monday may cause numerous accidents to occur on state highways.

On Feb. 2, two people from Connecticut were killed in a multiple-car accident on Interstate 95 in Rye, N.Y., near the Connecticut border when snowy, hazardous conditions existed.

New York State Police were investigating a minor accident involving an airport shuttle van and Lexus sedan just north of Exit 22 on I-95 when the driver of a Dodge Caravan lost control on the icy highway. The Caravan struck both drivers from the first accident as well as their vehicles, police said.

The victims, who were standing outside their vehicles, off the roadway, were tossed against the back of the airport shuttle van, according to police.

Kayla Ann Donnelly-Smith, 22, of Hamden, and Winter K. Krzysztof, 61, of Hartford, were killed instantly, police said.

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