Police deal with more than 50 collisions in five-hour span as freezing rain blankets area roads

Police responded to more than 50 collisions in about a five-hour span Friday afternoon as freezing rain blanketed the region and caused mayhem on the afternoon commute.
Emergency personnel fanned out across the city as calls poured in, with fire officials saying they were dealing with “multiple” trapped motorists being freed from rollovers and other collisions in quick succession.
With freezing rain beginning just after the noon hour, police had already reported 40 collisions by the