Snow causes several auto accidents
By DAN KULIN / Staff Writer
More than 2 inches of snow fell in the Hagerstown area Friday, prompting some schools to close early and creating slippery roads.
Several accidents were reported, including one in which a car struck a utility pole along Halfway Boulevard, knocking the pole and power lines to the ground.
Halfway Boulevard between Oak Ridge Drive and Downsville Pike was closed around 6 p.m. and was still closed to traffic at 10:30 p.m.
A dispatcher with the Washington County Sheriff's Department said the weather was partially to blame for the accident, which left at least one electric customer without power.