Road conditions throughout Chittenden County remain dangerous, officials with the Vermont State Police said.

Road conditions throughout Chittenden County remain dangerous, officials with the Vermont State Police said.State police say freezing rain that spread across the region has caused a number of vehicle crashes.I-89 chain reaction crashMore than a dozen vehicles were involved in a chain reaction on Interstate 89 northbound in Richmond near mile marker 74.One person, who reported head and neck pain, was transported to the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.The crash happened when several drivers lost control on the ice-covered roadway, police said. Some vehicles hit guardrails.Vehicles also struck a tractor-trailer whose driver had attempted to avoid striking other vehicles.Police said other vehicles slid off the road or crashed while trying to avoid the initial crash.The interstate reopened by 9 p.m., police said.Other incidentsPolice reported additional crashes and delays on I-89, including in the area of Exit 14 and near the Lamoille River Bridge.The incidents, along with other incidents on secondary roads, are creating what police said were "extremely dangerous" travel conditions in many places.Vermont State Police urge people to avoid traveling. If travel is necessary, police urge drivers to take extra precautions.People are asked to avoid calling police dispatch to check on road conditions, and should go to 511vt.com.People needing to report emergencies should continue to call police or 911.

Road conditions throughout Chittenden County remain dangerous, officials with the Vermont State Police said.

State police say freezing rain that spread across the region has caused a number of vehicle crashes.


I-89 chain reaction crash

More than a dozen vehicles were involved in a chain reaction on Interstate 89 northbound in Richmond near mile marker 74.

One person, who reported head and neck pain, was transported to the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington with non-life-threatening injuries, police said.

The crash happened when several drivers lost control on the ice-covered roadway, police said. Some vehicles hit guardrails.

Vehicles also struck a tractor-trailer whose driver had attempted to avoid striking other vehicles.

Police said other vehicles slid off the road or crashed while trying to avoid the initial crash.

The interstate reopened by 9 p.m., police said.

Other incidents

Police reported additional crashes and delays on I-89, including in the area of Exit 14 and near the Lamoille River Bridge.

The incidents, along with other incidents on secondary roads, are creating what police said were "extremely dangerous" travel conditions in many places.

Vermont State Police urge people to avoid traveling. If travel is necessary, police urge drivers to take extra precautions.

People are asked to avoid calling police dispatch to check on road conditions, and should go to 511vt.com.

People needing to report emergencies should continue to call police or 911.