State patrol: 125 crashes, 83 spinouts in 9 hours Thursday
I-94 westbound at exit 201 on the morning of Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020.[Sgt. Jesse Grabow/Minnesota State Patrol]
More snowfall and icy conditions led to issues for travelers on Thursday.
The Minnesota State Patrol reported 125 crashes and 83 spinouts between 7 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.
Thirteen of those crashes resulted in injuries, with two crashes — in Nicollet County and Eden Prairie — resulting in serious injuries.
Fortunately, none of the crashes resulting in any fatalities.
#MSPNumbers Statewide 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 11/12/20: 125 crashes (13 with injury, 2 serious-Nicollet County & Eden Prairie/0 fatal) & 83 veh spin out/off the road & 3 jackknifed semis.
— State Patrol PIO (@MSPPIO) November 12, 2020
More than two dozen vehicles were involved in a major crash near Monticello Thursday morning, resulting in lane closures on Interstate 94 for several hours.
The State Patrol reported nine injuries in that crash alone.
State patrol: 9 injured in 29-vehicle crash on I-94 in Monticello, westbound lanes closed