MONROE - More than a dozen vehicle crashes were reported Thursday as a blanket of snow covered Green and Lafayette counties.
About 2 inches of snow fell in Monroe throughout the late morning and afternoon, which made driving difficult for motorists.
Three people were injured around 4:15 p.m. Thursday when a First Student school bus driven by David L. Holst, 28, Monroe, failed to negotiate a curve on Buckskin Road near Walnut Road. The Monroe school bus slid down an embankment and collided with some small trees.
Holst and two students were taken by Green County Emergency Medical Services to Monroe Clinic for non-life threatening injuries.
The bus received moderate damage and was towed from the scene.
Across Green and Lafayette counties:
• One person was injured in two-vehicle accident around 10:45 a.m. on Wisconsin 69 near 30th Street. Police report a vehicle driven by Sherry L. Holmes. 46, Orangeville, collided with a City of Monroe snowplow driven by Timothy D. Kundert, 43, Monroe. Holmes was taken to Monroe Clinic for minor injuries. She was cited for improper passing and a seat belt violation. Holmes' vehicle received moderate damage and was towed.
• No one was injured in a two-vehicle accident around 11:30 a.m. at 14th Avenue and 15th Street in Monroe. Police report a vehicle driven by Kathleen M. Winkler, 46, Monroe, collided with a vehicle driven by Carrie L. Jackson Foulker, 30, Monroe. Both vehicles received minor damage. Winkler was cited for failure to yield the right of way.
• No one was injured in a one-vehicle accident around 2:30 p.m. on County C near Marshal Bluff Road in Mount Pleasant township. Deputies report a vehicle driven by Diane L. Titus, 44, Monticello, failed to negotiate a curve, went into a ditch and overturned. The vehicle received extensive damage and was towed.
• No one was injured in a one-vehicle accident around 5 p.m. on Wis. 104 north of Amidon Road in Brooklyn township. Deputies report a vehicle driven by Steven W. Oetzel, 51, Brodhead, went into a ditch and overturned.
• No one was injured in a one-vehicle accident around 5 p.m. on Wis. 69 near Pierce Road in Washington township. Deputies report a vehicle driven by Tyler S. Kraft, 18, Brodhead, collided with a guardrail. The vehicle received moderate damage.
• No one was injured in a one-vehicle accident around 5:15 p.m. on Meyers Road near Burkhalter Road in Sylvester township. Deputies report a vehicle driven by Jacob D. Geiger, 17, Monroe, attempted to stop for a vehicle in the road, left the road and hit a tree. The vehicle received moderate damage and was towed from the scene.
• No one was injured in a two-vehicle accident around 5:45 p.m. on Wis. 92 near County D in York township. Deputies report a vehicle driven by Shawna K. Youngs, 16, Belleville, braked for a vehicle, left the road and hit a power pole. Youngs then attempted to get out of the ditch when a vehicle driven by Jerilyn N. Reihl, 22, Belleville, swerved to avoid Youngs' vehicle and collided with Youngs' vehicle. Both vehicles received moderate damage and were driven from the scene.
• No one was injured in a one-vehicle accident around 5:45 p.m. on Wis. 104 north of Atkinson Road in Albany township. Deputies report a vehicle driven by Timothy L. Mayer, 49, Albany, slid across the road, went into a ditch and overturned. The vehicle received moderate damage and was towed.
• No one was injured in a two-vehicle accident around 1 p.m. on Cross Street in Benton. Deputies report a vehicle driven by Caleb J. Wierman, 19, was attempting to make a turn when it slid. Wierman put the vehicle in reverse and began to back up when he hit a vehicle driven by Russell S. Bieri, 42, Darlington. Bieri's vehicle received moderate damage and Wierman's vehicle received minor damage. Wierman was cited for driving after suspension.
• No one was injured in a one-vehicle accident around 11 a.m. on King Road in Willow Springs township. Deputies report a vehicle driven by John E. Dunlavy, 39, Blanchardville, hit a guardrail. The vehicle received minor damage.
• No one was injured in a one-vehicle accident around 1:15 p.m. on Sieg Road in Fayette township. Deputies report a vehicle driven by Carl B. Siegenthaler, 39, Argyle, slid across the road and hit a bridge. The vehicle received minor damage.
• No was was injured in a one-vehicle accident around 10:30 p.m. on County N in Wiota township. Deputies report a vehicle driven by Cody J. Sigg, 23, Mineral Point, left the road, went into a ditch and rolled onto its side. The vehicle received moderate damage wand was towed.
Road crews were out Thursday but slippery roads could remain a problem for a few days.
According to Green County Highway Commissioner Dallas Cecil, primary state roads, such as Wis. 11 and Wis. 69, are in pretty good shape but secondary state roads and county highways have many scattered slippery spots. According to weather forecasts, it's going to stay that way for a while, he said.
"It's pretty slippery out there and snow packed. It's too cold to do salting, so we're just (using) chipping."
Cecil also said the expected winds will cause more drifting.
Tom Jean, Lafayette Highway commissioner, said their roads had a lot of drifting Thursday night, but the drifts have all been pushed back.
All the roads are open, and in fair weather driving conditions, but he urged drivers to use caution and slow down.
"It's still slick out there. Our material isn't working, it's so cold," he said.
Jean also expects the winds to pick up this afternoon and cause more drifting.
A cold front will bring some light snow today.
The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for this weekend for south central and southeast Wisconsin, which includes Lafayette, Green and Rock counties. A wind chill advisory will be in effect after midnight tonight. Wind chill is expected to reach 27 below zero.
The wind chill advisory will continue Saturday and Sunday night for bitterly cold wind chills to 30 below.
Accumulating snow is expected again Monday and Monday night.
About 2 inches of snow fell in Monroe throughout the late morning and afternoon, which made driving difficult for motorists.
Three people were injured around 4:15 p.m. Thursday when a First Student school bus driven by David L. Holst, 28, Monroe, failed to negotiate a curve on Buckskin Road near Walnut Road. The Monroe school bus slid down an embankment and collided with some small trees.
Holst and two students were taken by Green County Emergency Medical Services to Monroe Clinic for non-life threatening injuries.
The bus received moderate damage and was towed from the scene.
Across Green and Lafayette counties:
• One person was injured in two-vehicle accident around 10:45 a.m. on Wisconsin 69 near 30th Street. Police report a vehicle driven by Sherry L. Holmes. 46, Orangeville, collided with a City of Monroe snowplow driven by Timothy D. Kundert, 43, Monroe. Holmes was taken to Monroe Clinic for minor injuries. She was cited for improper passing and a seat belt violation. Holmes' vehicle received moderate damage and was towed.
• No one was injured in a two-vehicle accident around 11:30 a.m. at 14th Avenue and 15th Street in Monroe. Police report a vehicle driven by Kathleen M. Winkler, 46, Monroe, collided with a vehicle driven by Carrie L. Jackson Foulker, 30, Monroe. Both vehicles received minor damage. Winkler was cited for failure to yield the right of way.
• No one was injured in a one-vehicle accident around 2:30 p.m. on County C near Marshal Bluff Road in Mount Pleasant township. Deputies report a vehicle driven by Diane L. Titus, 44, Monticello, failed to negotiate a curve, went into a ditch and overturned. The vehicle received extensive damage and was towed.
• No one was injured in a one-vehicle accident around 5 p.m. on Wis. 104 north of Amidon Road in Brooklyn township. Deputies report a vehicle driven by Steven W. Oetzel, 51, Brodhead, went into a ditch and overturned.
• No one was injured in a one-vehicle accident around 5 p.m. on Wis. 69 near Pierce Road in Washington township. Deputies report a vehicle driven by Tyler S. Kraft, 18, Brodhead, collided with a guardrail. The vehicle received moderate damage.
• No one was injured in a one-vehicle accident around 5:15 p.m. on Meyers Road near Burkhalter Road in Sylvester township. Deputies report a vehicle driven by Jacob D. Geiger, 17, Monroe, attempted to stop for a vehicle in the road, left the road and hit a tree. The vehicle received moderate damage and was towed from the scene.
• No one was injured in a two-vehicle accident around 5:45 p.m. on Wis. 92 near County D in York township. Deputies report a vehicle driven by Shawna K. Youngs, 16, Belleville, braked for a vehicle, left the road and hit a power pole. Youngs then attempted to get out of the ditch when a vehicle driven by Jerilyn N. Reihl, 22, Belleville, swerved to avoid Youngs' vehicle and collided with Youngs' vehicle. Both vehicles received moderate damage and were driven from the scene.
• No one was injured in a one-vehicle accident around 5:45 p.m. on Wis. 104 north of Atkinson Road in Albany township. Deputies report a vehicle driven by Timothy L. Mayer, 49, Albany, slid across the road, went into a ditch and overturned. The vehicle received moderate damage and was towed.
• No one was injured in a two-vehicle accident around 1 p.m. on Cross Street in Benton. Deputies report a vehicle driven by Caleb J. Wierman, 19, was attempting to make a turn when it slid. Wierman put the vehicle in reverse and began to back up when he hit a vehicle driven by Russell S. Bieri, 42, Darlington. Bieri's vehicle received moderate damage and Wierman's vehicle received minor damage. Wierman was cited for driving after suspension.
• No one was injured in a one-vehicle accident around 11 a.m. on King Road in Willow Springs township. Deputies report a vehicle driven by John E. Dunlavy, 39, Blanchardville, hit a guardrail. The vehicle received minor damage.
• No one was injured in a one-vehicle accident around 1:15 p.m. on Sieg Road in Fayette township. Deputies report a vehicle driven by Carl B. Siegenthaler, 39, Argyle, slid across the road and hit a bridge. The vehicle received minor damage.
• No was was injured in a one-vehicle accident around 10:30 p.m. on County N in Wiota township. Deputies report a vehicle driven by Cody J. Sigg, 23, Mineral Point, left the road, went into a ditch and rolled onto its side. The vehicle received moderate damage wand was towed.
Road crews were out Thursday but slippery roads could remain a problem for a few days.
According to Green County Highway Commissioner Dallas Cecil, primary state roads, such as Wis. 11 and Wis. 69, are in pretty good shape but secondary state roads and county highways have many scattered slippery spots. According to weather forecasts, it's going to stay that way for a while, he said.
"It's pretty slippery out there and snow packed. It's too cold to do salting, so we're just (using) chipping."
Cecil also said the expected winds will cause more drifting.
Tom Jean, Lafayette Highway commissioner, said their roads had a lot of drifting Thursday night, but the drifts have all been pushed back.
All the roads are open, and in fair weather driving conditions, but he urged drivers to use caution and slow down.
"It's still slick out there. Our material isn't working, it's so cold," he said.
Jean also expects the winds to pick up this afternoon and cause more drifting.
A cold front will bring some light snow today.
The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for this weekend for south central and southeast Wisconsin, which includes Lafayette, Green and Rock counties. A wind chill advisory will be in effect after midnight tonight. Wind chill is expected to reach 27 below zero.
The wind chill advisory will continue Saturday and Sunday night for bitterly cold wind chills to 30 below.
Accumulating snow is expected again Monday and Monday night.