Icy conditions cause 18 crashes

Eighteen car crashes were recorded by the Bloomington Police Department on Sunday as of 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Only one crash resulted in an injury.

The crash that resulted in a minor injury occurred at 1:25 p.m. and involved one car with one occupant inside. The car was in a ditch when police arrived.

The other 17 crashes were recorded as property damage.

A 10-mile stretch of State Road 45 was closed Sunday from about 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. due to icy conditions and a crash in the area, according to Indiana State Police.

SR 45 was closed again from about 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. after a truck operated by the Indiana Department of Transportation crashed, state police said.

Bloomington closed all Parks and Recreation Department and Animal Care and Control facilities Sunday due to weather.

Monroe County was under a winter storm warning from 10:30 a.m. Sunday until 7 a.m. today, according to the National Weather Service.

The county issued a travel advisory at watch level from 9:30 a.m. Sunday until about 3:30 p.m.

The watch level means only essential travel is recommended.

There was an estimated 2.6 inches of snowfall as of Sunday night.

Rebecca Kimberly