Georgia Department of Transportation trucks on the roads through Saturday morning

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – Stalled and crashed cars littered Metro Atlanta roads Friday in wake of a winter storm that powered the streets with snow.

“That’s what happens when snow falls and ice forms on the ground, you have cars spin out of control, hit other cars, hit a median, and that’s the downside of folks that have to get out and have to get from point a to point b on days like this,” said Scott Higley, Director of Communications for the Georgia Department of Transportation.

The Georgia State Patrol reported getting 1,376 calls Friday before 8 p.m. 269 of those calls were crashes. That’s with a 90% decrease in typical Metro Atlanta traffic for a Friday, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation.

“At one point this afternoon, we already had over 400 calls for H.E.R.O. assistance throughout Metro Atlanta, so that’s a pretty significant number obviously,” said Higley.

GDOT will have trucks spreading brine and plowing snow throw the Saturday morning.

“Motorists should be warned when they wake up tomorrow morning. Saturday is not a normal Saturday in Metro Atlanta. We are not out of the woods yet. And with the temperatures predicted to fall as much as they are tonight, below freezing, we can expect some freezing on the roadways,” said Higley.

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