Police: Drivers going too fast for conditions

BOISE -- Crews are working around the clock to keep up with the latest snowfall, but despite their efforts roads are still treacherous in some areas of the Treasure Valley.

We sent a news crew out early today and they drove from Mountain Home all the way to New Plymouth tracking accidents and slide offs.

Emergency workers along with those in plow trucks have not stopped working since the snow hit the valley Monday morning.

Our crew witnessed a van traveling at a high rate of speed, the driver lose control, sliding on the snow and ice and skidding off Interstate 84. Fortunately, the vehicle did not overturn.

But the driver of another car wasn't so lucky. Just after midnight the car went out of control and rolled. It happened on I-84 near Meridian Road. Police tell us there were two people in the car and there were no injuries.

The driver of the vehicle told police they were going about 50 miles an hour, but they say that was too fast for the conditions.  

"Anybody that is unfamiliar with the driving in this terrain, they really need to slow it down until they get familiar with it. And even then they need to run slower than they think, they maintain the road with," said ISP Trooper Jeremiah West.

Another accident happened just before 5 a.m. The driver of the car slid on the slick road and drove through a wooden fence. It happened near Summerset Drive and Victory Road in southern Ada County. No injuries were reported and there was minor damage to the car.

However, the female driver in another weather-related accident on I-84 was not so fortunate. The car was severely damaged after the driver tried to avoid hitting another car in the road. Idaho State Police say the driver was going about 60 miles an hour on I-84 near mile post 64, east of Boise. The woman was taken to the hospital, but police say her injuries are not serious.

ISP want to remind motorists with four-wheel drive that their vehicles can slip and slide just as easily as ones with two-wheel drive. They say the best decision is to play it safe and slow down.