Police News

t wasn't just minute thumbnail 05:00 pm ice on the road this morning-- there was a dusting of snow across the area. here's what our photographer saw in los lunas-- with snow on cars there. and here in the foothills-- here's what it looked like near spain and tramway- around seven this morning-- with a good coating in that area. and here's a shot sent to our website-- from the alamo navajo reservation- showing the blanket of powder there. if you have any good snow pictures you want to send us-- just log onto k-o-b dot-com-- and click on my photos. a bad holiday on the roads in albuquerque-- with thanksgiving starting off terribly-- thanks minute thumbnail 05:01 pm to accidents involving 30 cars on i-25-- including police cars. some parts of the interstate-- were closed for five hours. stuart dyson is live near the big i with what happened to all of those holiday travelers. over the river and through the woods and straight into the grille of the oldsmobile spinning out in front of you - cops and drivers blame black ice on ramps and bridges for what happened here at about six thirty this morning. hold the turkey - it was t-bones and battered sheet metal on the menu this morning when almost-invisible sheets of black ice caused drivers to lose control of their cars in a whole series of wipeouts in the southbound lanes of i-25. the light dusting of snow was just enough to ice-up overpasses while leaving the regular roadways dry. " the roads were fine until going over the bridge and then there minute thumbnail 05:02 pm was ice and - you know - one car after another - boom - boom - boom - you know - and edgar went flying here - bit his lip a little bit but otherwise everyone i think mostly is okay." three people injured - about twenty shuttled to fire station four leaving wrecked cars on the highway - thanksgiving breakfast courtesy dunkin donuts at 4th and montano. " the ice was just - i couldn't control the car - it just slid and i was just trying to avoid hitting other vehicles - i tried to swerve and i ended up hitting the side of the - the railing." the wrecks led to cancelled plans for many travelers whose vehicles were too beat up to drive. " i've got some wald