State Patrol: Nearly 500 Crashes Statewide on Tuesday

UNDATED -- The first big snowfall of the season also produced a number of crashes.

The Minnesota State Patrol says they responded to 493 crashes statewide between 11:00 a.m. and 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.

Forty-eight people were hurt in those crashes.

Troopers also assisted with 614 vehicles that spun out and went into the ditch.

There were also 22 jackknifed semis.