Five Crashes Cause Delays for I-380 Commuters in Cedar Rapids

Southbound Interstate 380 traffic backed up Friday morning due to a crash in downtown Cedar Rapids, near 7th Street NE. This photo was taken from the Glass Road NE bridge over I-380, traffic was backed up to near Collins Road NE. (Jeff Raasch/KCRG-The Gazette)

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By Aaron Hepker

Story Created: Jan 4, 2013 at 8:54 AM CDT

Story Updated: Jan 4, 2013 at 2:03 PM CDT

I-380 Crash

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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Five separate crashes during the morning commute stalled traffic on Interstate 380 in Cedar Rapids Friday morning.

No serious injuries were reported in the chain-reaction wrecks. Traffic delays were reported in the southbound lanes for about 90 minutes until the wreckage was cleaned up around 8:15 a.m.

Police said a driver lost control around 6:45 a.m. due to frost in the southbound lanes near the Seventh Street exit, and the vehicle struck a concrete barrier near the median. Two vehicles stopped behind the crash, but a third vehicle swerved and rolled.

Traffic was slowed to a crawl at times. During the slowdown, three other crashes were reported in the southbound lanes near J Avenue, Glass Road and Blairs Ferry Road.

The driver of the car that rolled near Seventh Street was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital with non-life threatening injuries, police said. No other injuries were reported.

Snow plows applied brine on the bridges and ramps along I-380 to help with the frost, according to the Iowa DOT.