Reports were still rolling into the North Carolina Highway Patrol office Tuesday as to slick conditions caused a jump in the number of accidents due to snowy weather during the weekend of Feb. 12-13.

Between 9:30 p.m., roughly two hours after the snow started, and 11 p.m. the highway patrol reported 12 accidents, not including accidents responded to by other agencies.

Five accidents were reported between 4 a.m. and 11 p.m. on Saturday.

“We had quite a few accidents,” said Vivian Roberts, administrative assistant with the highway patrol. “

Roberts attributes the majority of the accidents to those traveling faster than conditions would allow and some attempting to enjoy the seasonal weather a little too much.

“Some people wanted to go out and play in the snow in their vehicles,” Roberts said. “They thought it would be safer when no one is out.”

The highway patrol tends to see a boost in accidents during inclement weather like last Friday’s snow, according to Roberts.

Although conditions were more forgiving than the first batch of snow late last month.

“It was a bit busier the first time it snowed, when we had the ice,” Roberts said.

Accidents reported by the North Carolina Highway Patrol include:

Due to snowy conditions, Cassie Marie Woods, 22, Roberdell Road, Rockingham, was involved in an accident on Ledbetter Street on Feb. 12 around 8:50 p.m.

According to reports, Woods was exceeding a safe speed, slid off the road to the right and hit a utility pole.

She was cited with an exceeding a safe speed violation.

Damage to her 2005 Jeep was estimated at $5,000.

Darrell Larry Brady, 38, Beagle Run Lane, Aberdeen, was involved in an accident on Derby Road around 10:10 p.m. Friday night after exceeding a safe speeding.

Reports say that he slid off the road to the right, hit an embankment and his vehicle overturned on the side of the road on private property.

He was cited with an exceeding a safe speed violation.

Damage to his 1998 Dodge was estimated at $2,500.

Lawrence Irving Warren, 24, Gardenia Street, Rockingham, was cited with driving while intoxicated and careless and reckless driving on Feb. 13. She was cited for exceeding a safe speed and veered off the road to the right into a ditch around 3:30 a.m. on Feb. 13.

Damage to his 1997 Ford was estimated at $1,000.

n Around 8:35 a.m. on Feb. 13, Casandra Dumas Stanback, 35, Country Home Road, Rockingham, was involved in an accident on U.S. 220 near Ellerbe.

According to reports, she was traveling north on U.S. 220 when she hit a patch of black ice, lost control and struck a ditch.

Damage to her 1998 Ford was estimated at $3,000.

On Feb. 11, Harold Jerome Nicholson, 44, Jasper Nicholson Road, was involved in an accident on Old Cheraw Highway.

Reports from the highway patrol said Nicholson crossed the center line in a loaded tractor trailer, veered to the right, hit a ditch and flipped the truck.

The trailer came to rest on its right side.

Nicholson was transported to FirstHealth Richmond Memorial Hospital.

He was cited with an exceeding a safe speed violation.

Damage to his 2010 Mack was estimated at $100,000.

A three car pile-up on Hwy. 381 left three drivers with several thousand dollars in damage and a trip to the hospital.

Johnny Everett Cribb, 65, Cribb Knight Road, Hamlet, Helen McQueen Graham, 68, Hamlet Road, Gibson, and Daniel Francis Deyo, 40, James Avenue, Hamlet, were involved in an accident at the intersection of Hwy. 381 and Grace Chapel Church Road around 1:15 p.m. on Feb. 15.

According to reports from the highway patrol, Cribb attempted to cross Hwy. 381, failed to yield to the right of way and drove into the path of Graham.

Graham’s vehicle was pushed to the right after collision and into Deyo who was stopped at a stop sign on Grace Chapel Church Road.

Cribb was transported to Sandhills Regional Medical Center.

He was also cited with a failure to yield violation.

Damage to Deyo’s 2007 Dodge was estimated at $3,000. Damage to Cribb’s 2005 Chevrolet was estimated at $5,500 and Graham’s 2005 Ford received an estimated $7,500 in damages.

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Staff writer Bryan Stewart can be reached at 997-3111 ext. 15 or by e-mail at bstewart@yourdailyjournal.com.