Snow level emergencies were declared by sheriff’s office throughout the Miami Valley on Friday and throughout the holiday weekend as powerful winds and below-zero temperatures kept ice and snow on the roadways.
Callers in both the Miami Valley and statewide were primarily requesting help with dead car batteries and help with towing, according to AAA public and government affairs manager Kara Hitchens.
AAA’s Dayton-area market includes several counties: Champaign, Clark, Darke, Greene, Miami, Montgomery and Preble.
This past #holiday weekend, Our Emergency Roadside Service calls were almost triple what they were last year over the same time period, with a sharp increase in #DeadBattery calls and the need for Tire and Tow services. Is your vehicle winter road ready? #WinterPrep pic.twitter.com/tLcBvaXG8u
— AAA Dayton News (@AAADaytonNews) December 27, 2022
Emergency roadside service calls were almost triple what they were last year over the same time period, according to AAA.
AAA predicted earlier this month more than 4 million Ohioans would be traveling over the holiday season.
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