Drivers Skid and Crash as Wintry Mix Grips Central US Before Moving East

Drivers Skid and Crash as Wintry Mix Grips Central US Before Moving East
A car is wedged between two trucks during icy weather in Salina, Kan., on Jan. 4, 2024. Kansas Highway Patrol via AP
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MISSION, Kan.—Road conditions were deteriorating Saturday in the central U.S. as a winter storm brought a mix of snow, ice and plunging temperatures, with forecasts calling for the dreaded combo to spread eastward in the coming days.

“Winter returned,” said Bob Oravec, lead forecaster at the National Weather Service in College Park, Maryland.