Because of reports of numerous slideoffs northbound on U.S.-131 Saturday morning, authorities had to shut down the freeway  between Wayland and Dorr exits. Keli Bandoske-Yonkers, who snapped this photo, said, ”
I’ve never seen so many cars in the ditch. And there are about five more I wasn’t able to get to.” An April snow shower overnight didn’t leave a lot of precipitation, but it was icy enough on the expressway to cause problems.