Two truck drivers confer Wednesday after an accident on Interstate 24 westbound near the Fourth Avenue exit. Intermittent, heavy rains left the roadways wet for drivers and was blamed for many accidents.Today:High – 67Low – 42Chance of rain: 80 percentFriday:High – 57Low – 36Chance of rain: 20 percentSaturday:High – 54Low – 40Chance of rain: 30 percentSunday:High – 52Low – 34Chance of rain: 30 percentSource: National Weather Service
Rain-slicked roads during Wednesday’s morning commute caused 16 accidents on Interstates 75 and 24.
As nearly an inch of rain hit Hamilton County, at least five crashes happened in both directions of I-24 while five more occurred on I-75 northbound and one in the southbound lanes, according to the Tennessee Department of Transportation.
Chattanooga police and the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office worked most of those crashes, and two of them had injuries, one on I-75 and one on I-24, according to a Chattanooga police dispatcher. Lt. John Harmon of the Tennessee Highway Patrol said that none of the crashes the THP worked in Hamilton County caused injuries.
While traffic was backing up because of the first few accidents, even more crashes occurred, he said, which delayed traffic even more.