Storm snarls traffic across Wasatch Front

Team Coverage Add another snow storm to the list we've managed to get through already this year. Today's storm started early and snarled traffic in several areas.

With all the storms we've had so far, one thing has been constant: road issues. Today was no different.

"We've had a lot of people traveling too fast for the conditions. This is not a surprise. We've had a lot of snow in the last few weeks. It's surprising we've had people traveling as fast as they are," said Sgt. Mike McKay, of the Utah Highway Patrol.

In one accident, it looked like a white minivan tried to make a turn too fast. A KSL photographer caught the crash on tape as he drove into work this morning from Ogden.

A short time later, he opted to take a frontage road. Turns out it was a good idea because there were huge backups on the freeway.

Today's snowstorm hit Weber and Davis counties head-on. Multiple cars collided in an accident on I-15 near Farmington and in another accident on I-15 near Layton. Both accidents contributed to the already slow commute.

"Once the backups start and the speeds reduce, we don't have slide-offs. We have slide-offs in the northbound lanes where the speed is up. It is a clear indication that if the speeds were down we wouldn't have these issues," McKay said.

Salt Lake County had its fair share of road related problems too. The Utah Highway Patrol reported 70 accidents and 13 slide-offs, and side streets were especially troublesome.

Gerry Carvalho lives on the east bench where driving was extremely slow on slushy roads. "We'll do our growling and grumbling every once in a while too. But overall, I think we pretty much agree: snow is a good thing," he said.

Troopers recommend that drivers plan for the extra commute time during bad weather. They also say drivers need to slow down. That's good advice considering there is another storm scheduled to roll in for the morning commute tomorrow.

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