Slick roads contributed to a deluge of car crashes Friday night said Missouri State Highway patrol.
Troopers reported nine accidents between 5-7 p.m. just in Cape Girardeau and Bollinger counties.
A fierce thunderstorm over Cape Girardeau and Scott counties combined with heavier Friday night traffic were the biggest factors in the accidents, police said.
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