Snow snarls HillCo traffic

TEXAS HILL COUNTRY, Texas (KXAN) - Snow made for dangerous driving conditions in the Texas Hill Country Tuesday causing many motorists to fishtail and get into accidents on U.S. 281 in Round Mountain.

"I thought it was game over," said Colt Cook, a motorist.  "I kept hitting my breaks and nothing was happening."

Cook overcorrected and crashed his truck into a guardrail on U.S. 281.T

The guardrail saved him from nearly falling into a creek.

"I just got off the phone with my dad who was saying,'Go slow.' Apparently, I wasn't going slow enough," Cook explained.

Going slow was a problem for many motorists, despite at times there being blinding snow.

It led to five accidents in under an hour in Round Mountain.

It snarled traffic and eventually forced firefighters to shutdown U.S. 281 in both directions to dig out stuck drivers.

"They're just sliding off the roads, they don't realize how slick the roads really are," explained Allen Harrison, assistant fire chief for the volunteer fire department in Round Mountain.  "People aren't being real careful."

Good samaritans got in on rescuing wrecked motorists too.

"There was one girl on her way to school and she slid off the road and I kind of helped her out, she was crying," said Stephen Richards who lives off U.S. 281.

Snow filled roads gave way to slick ones and scenic views by afternoon, giving motorists some much needed relief.

"The conditions are getting a lot less hectic for everyone, but if you don't like to drive in the snow for God's sake, don't do it, we don't need no accidents out there," said MIsty Huggins, a motorist.

Not one of the accidents were fatal and firefighters urged anyone who was driving to slow down and be alert.