Published: January 8,2017
One person was killed and several
others were injured Saturday in Washington after roads became slick
from weather conditions caused by Winter Storm Iras.
A
woman is believed to have died from exposure due to cold temperatures
in Oregon, where snow and sleet are making for treacherous roads. The
Oregon state police warning that they can't keep up with all the
crashes.
Iras will continue to hammer the West
with snow and ice Sunday, before turning its sights on parts of the
Midwest and Northeast early this week.
(FORECAST: Winter Storm Iras a Northwest Mess)
Here's are the latest impacts from this winter storm.
Washington
Driving became treacherous in Washington Saturday as Iras began to create slick roads. A 60-mile section of eastbound Interstate 90 had to be shut down due to numerous crashes and spinouts, one of which resulted in a fatality.
An
AA towing truck removes a jack-knifed FedEx tractor trailer rig from
the southbound lanes of Interstate 5 near the South Jefferson Exit
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2017, north of Albany, Ore. By noon numerous
jackknifed trucks and cars littered the highway after a morning ice and
snow storm hit the west coast's north/south artery in Oregon. (Mark Ylen/Albany Democrat-Herald via AP)
An
11-year-old boy who wasn't wearing a seatbelt sustained serious
injuries when the vehicle he was riding in rolled over and he was
ejected. Another person was critically wounded in a separate crash. The Department of Transportation shut down the roadway's eastbound lanes from North Bend to about 10 miles east of Cle Elum.
Oregon
A woman in her 50s is believed to have died of exposure due to cold temperatures in Portland KGW reports.Portland Police were alerted Saturday afternoon the woman who was removing her clothing and appeared to be struggling in the cold weather, Sgt. Pete Simpson told the station. Byt the time officers and medics arrived, the woman had died.
Simpson told KGW it appears the woman may have died to due to exposure to cold temperatures, although a medical examiner will determine the cause of death.
Snow and sleet made for treacherous roads around the state on Saturday, state police telling the Associated Press that they couldn't keep up with all the crashes.
A Portland Trail Blazer's game scheduled for Saturday night was postponed until Sunday due to potential severe weather conditions. No. 5 Gonzaga's men's basketball game and the Winterhawk's Western Hockey League game were also postponed.
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