Early and heavy snow causes some morning mayhem

YOUNGSTOWN

Welcome to winter, pre-Thanksgiving style.

Heavy and wet snow is causing some minor fender-benders and spin-outs along major routes and rural roads this morning.

Slippery conditions caused a vehicle to slide off of the state Route 11 ramp at state Route 305 about 7:45 a.m., causing some drivers to take alternate routes. Cortland police directed traffic for a brief period.

A few cars were off the road in ditches near the airport off state Route 193.

Road crews in the Mahoning Valley are trying many alternatives this season to fight the icy roads, including salt, slag and even beet juice. High salt prices have forced some more creative approaches -- so far with mixed (no pun intended) success.

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