Crews respond to crashes on I-55 early Monday morning

SCOTT CITY, Mo. (KBSI) – Slick conditions Monday morning led to several crashes.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to multiple crashes on Interstate 55.

Sgt. Clark Parrott with the Missouri State Highway Patrol urges drivers to to slow down and do not set their cruise control while driving in slick conditions.

He also urges drivers to not drive too fast on bridge and overpasses.

The Scott City Fire Department responded to crashes on Interstate 55 in both directions in Scott County early Monday.

The interstate was ice covered, according to the fire department.

Several vehicles were involved in a crash on Route K between Cape Girardeau and Gordonville Monday morning.