Minnesota snowfall leads to 261 crashes and 115 spin-outs in 18 hours

Published December 6, 2021 7:22pm ET



Minnesota drivers usually handle a 1-inch dusting better than this.

A thin blanket of snow that fell on Saturday is being blamed for a stunning rash of car crashes around the Twin Cities metro area. The State Patrol reported that over 261 crashes and 115 spin-outs took place from 5 p.m. Saturday to 11 a.m. Sunday. Thankfully, none were fatal, although 26 resulted in injury, according to ABC 5.

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