Capital City Fire/Rescue responds to a wreck in which a pickup truck slid off the road near Twin Lakes. (Courtesy Photo / CCFR)

Capital City Fire/Rescue responds to a wreck in which a pickup truck slid off the road near Twin Lakes. (Courtesy Photo / CCFR)

Slick roads create hazards, lead to multiple wrecks

Authorities responded to multiple wrecks.

Capital City Fire/ Rescue and Juneau Police Department responded Friday to a pair of wrecks caused by slick conditions, according to CCFR social media posts.

One of the wrecks was a single-vehicle rollover wreck on Fritz Cove Road, according to CCFR. A patient was taken to the hospital as a precaution, and JPD remained on scene to investigate.

CCFR responded to a single vehicle roll over accident on Fritz Cove Road. One patient was transported as a precaution. JPD remained on scene to investigate.

Posted by Capital City Fire Rescue on Thursday, December 10, 2020

The other was a pickup truck that slid off the road near Twin Lakes, according to CCFR. The driver was taken to Bartlett Regional Hospital for injuries that weren’t life threatening, according to CCFR. JPD remained on the scene to investigate.

CCFR responded to a vehicle that slid off the road near Twin Lakes. The driver was transported for non-life threatening…

Posted by Capital City Fire Rescue on Thursday, December 10, 2020

“The roads are very slick tonight,” CCFR said in a social media post. “Drive slowly with extreme caution.”

• Contact Ben Hohenstatt at (907)308-4895 or bhohenstatt@juneauempire.com. Follow him on Twitter at @BenHohenstatt.

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