PennDOT officials say the trouble spots this morning have been southern Allegheny County and northern Beaver County.

“Right around 5 o’clock, we got a flash freeze, and the roads, the little bit of mist that was out there froze over and the roads became pretty slick,” said PennDOT District 11 Executive Cheryl Moon-Sirianni.
One of the trouble spots is I-376 in Beaver County. The icy conditions caused 6-8 drivers to spin-out early this morning, leaving them stranded along the side of the road.

“I was just driving, and all of the sudden, I hit a patch of black ice and the car just immediately spun, and I tried to do what I could, went right into the guardrail and spun around several times,” said motorist Dave Homol.
PennDOT is bringing in extra salt trucks to help alleviate some of the icy conditions.

Moon-Sirianni said they’ve had crews out all night, with double crews that started at 4 a.m., but it was the unexpected nature of the event that caused the problems.