<p>Police responded to more than 150 car crashes during a snowstorm in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Wednesday, January 17. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said it had responded to 169 crashes as of 1 pm.</p><p>Most of the crashes took place during the morning commute between 7 and 9 am, a news report</a> said. Multiple crashes lead to state police shutting down I-85 for several hours.</p><p>A National Weather Service snowfall report</a> for 1:30 pm said 3.5 inches had fallen in Charlotte.</p><p>Charlotte police posted this video showing an axle left in the road after a car crash. Credit: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department via Storyful</p><br />
