The Montana Highway Patrol’s Project Zero campaign has been pushing the goal of zero deaths on Montana’s highways for several years, but the number of highway fatalities has been holding steady for the past three years.
Monday night, December 23, Missoula and much of western Montana experienced temperatures just warm enough to allow freezing rain, which has turned into ice overnight into Tuesday.
We can see snow on the mountains and that means it’s just a matter of time before we are in for ‘it’ in Zoo Town. AAA recently released a list of tips to get drivers ready for the frosty weather. In fact, they report nearly one-quarter of weather related vehicle crashes occur on snowy, slushy or icy pavement. AAA says that results in more than 1,300 deaths and well over 100,000 people hurt every