Snow Storm Data

WVAS | By Melanie Hogan

Published January 29, 2025 at 12:54 PM EST

Data released by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency shows state troopers responded to more than 200 vehicle crashes during last week's snow storms.

In addition, the Highway Patrol reported receiving at least 712 calls for assistance across central and southern Alabama between January 21-23. This included one fatal crash that occurred on I-65 in Butler County.

Investigators determined the accident was weather related.

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Melanie Hogan

Melanie began her career as a work study student, working in the areas of news reporting, anchoring and news-gathering. After graduating from Alabama State University, she worked as a production assistant at the local NBC affiliate, WSFA-TV. As a News Director at WVAS-FM, Melanie leads her team to produce award- winning newscasts and talk shows. Her professional achievements includes News Reporter of the Year for a number of years and awards for talk show producer, by the Alabama Broadcasters Association and the Associated Press. She is an active member of the Montgomery Area Chamber of Commerce. Her goals are to expand the reach of WVAS FM into more homes locally, regionally and nationally.

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