Overview
- Indiana State Police reported a series of crashes near mile marker 94 on I-80 East by the Bristol Toll Plaza in Elkhart County.
- Troopers told FOX Weather that at least 10 semi-trucks were among roughly 30 vehicles involved in the pileup.
- All eastbound and westbound lanes were blocked as emergency crews responded, with traffic diverted to the Mishawka and Elkhart East toll plazas.
- The Indiana Toll Road imposed a winter-weather driving ban from La Porte to St. Joseph counties as the lake-effect event intensified.
- Winter Storm Warnings and advisories remained in effect, with the FOX Forecast Center forecasting up to 8 inches broadly and 12–18 inches where persistent bands develop.