Crashes add up as snow covers roads

GREENWOOD, Ind. (WISH) - As snow hit the ground Friday morning in Indianapolis, traffic incidents piled up.

One crash shut down I-65 northbound in Greenwood for about a half hour, though lanes have since reopened. As of 9:45 a.m., the Johnson County Sheriff's Office had handled three accidents with injuries, six crashes without injuries and one driver who slid off the road.

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Indiana State Police officials reported difficult road conditions particularly along I-69 between the 222 and 232 mile markers.

Police officials were asking motorists to avoid I-70 near the 59-mile marker -- around the Hendricks and Morgan county lines -- as of 9 a.m. because of the number of wrecks.

As of 8:30 a.m., ISP officials in the Indianapolis area said they had more than 50 car crashes that involved either no injuries or minor injuries.

For the latest road conditions, visit the WISH-TV Traffic Page .