Massachusetts Police: Please Clear Snow From Your Car

NEWBURY, MA — Clearing more than a foot of snow off your vehicle before hitting the road may seem obvious to most drivers — but not to select few in Massachusetts ticketed for egregious violations during this week's nor'easter. Massachusetts police are clearly losing patience with such drivers and took to social media to warn others. Thursday's nor'easter dumped more than a foot of snow on Northern Massachusetts.

On Thursday in Lowell, a Jeep driver was cited after a spectacular non-attempt at removing snow from his vehicle. Lowell police tweeted "#dontbethatguy":

On Friday in Newbury, a Massachusetts State Police trooper cited a driver on Interstate 95 then helped clear snow from the vehicle:

Also on Friday in Topsfield, another state police trooper stopped a snow-covered truck on I-95:

Police say not clearing snow from a vehicle presents multiple hazards, from obscuring the driver's view to having snow or ice fly off into other vehicles.

In 2011, a Westford woman was seriously injured in New Hampshire after flying ice from another vehicle struck her vehicle.

Thursday's nor'easter dumped more than a foot of snow on parts of Massachusetts and New Hampshire. It knocked out power to more than 400,000 in both states. There was a fatal fire in Andover, Massachusetts, and a fatal crash in Lebanon, New Hampshire, during the storm.

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