CUMMING, Ga. — The Cumming Police Department is urging residents to stay off the roads after dangerous winter conditions led to a crash involving one of its own patrol cars.
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According to the department, officers were responding to a weather-related accident early Saturday morning after another driver lost control on slick roads and slammed into a CPD patrol vehicle.
Police said the crash happened due to unsafe road conditions, which continue to create hazards to drivers across the area.
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Fortunately, no one was injured in the crash.
The CPD called the collision a serious reminder of just how treacherous travel remains.
“Road conditions remain extremely dangerous,” the department said in a statement. “Even experienced drivers lose control and are putting themselves, others, and first responders at risk.”
“Please stay off the roads,” the department said.
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Later Saturday afternoon, a second CPD patrol car was hit. Authorities said no injuries were reported at the scene.