Accidents throughout Westchester, Rockland and Putnam Counties as Icy Road Conditions Led to Treacherous Driving

State, county and local police departments were busy throughout the morning in Westchester, Rockland and Putnam Counties Sunday as freezing rain and icy road conditions caused multiple accidents.

At various times, portions of major roads throughout the county were closed, such as the New York State Thruway, Saw Mill River Parkway, Cross County Parkway, Bronx River Parkway and Hutchinson River Parkway.

“The Town Highway Department has crews salting the roads,” wrote the Greenburgh Department of Public Works Sunday in an email to residents. “Roads are hazardous with black ice. We are advised conditions will remain poor for another two hours before temperatures rise above freezing.”

FIOS1 reported pileup were everywhere during the morning hours, particularly on I-95, the Sprain Brook and Taconic parkways.

Additionally, due in part to the cold ground, flooding conditions also were expected in parts of Westchester County, according to The Journal News.

“We still have numerous road closures,” Westchester County Police Lt. Thomas Murphy told The Journal News. “We’re expecting flooding.”

By 1 p.m., temperatures in the region had climbed above 32 degrees and the freezing rain turned to just rain, which has eased some of the dangerous road conditions.

The police department is investigating several auto accidents and many stranded motorists due to hazardous road conditions,” wrote Eastchester Fire Commissioner Jerry Napolitano in an email to residents.

“Plenty of runoff will occur due to the frozen ground in many spots,” according to a flood advisory issued by the National Weather Service for Westchester, Putnam and Rockland counties. “Urban and poor drainage flooding is expected.”

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