Icing on roads throughout Lamar County is worsening, multiple accidents are reported and drivers are urged to stay at home. ”We strongly urge people to stay at home. It is dangerous out here right now,” major Brad White of the sheriff’s office reported at 5 p.m. Old Highway 41 between Milner and Orchard Hill is shut down due to multiple crashes. Numerous wrecks have also been reported on Hwy. 41, Hwy. 18 West and Yatesville Rd. A serious accident involving an overturned car, entrapment and at least one serious injury is being worked on highway 36 West at Country Kitchen Road. UPDATE: one victim in this crash apparently suffered two broken vertebrae and is in the Medical Center of Central Georgia. Snow is forecast to continue for some time and temperatures are dropping.
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