And with the closing of state Route 92 on Monday, many students in the Alpine School District got excused absences because buses couldn't reach them. Students in the areas of Suncrest, Traverse Mountain and Pilgrim's Landing weren't able to get their schools, including Ridgeline and Fox Hollow elementary schools, Timberline Middle School, Lehi Junior High School and Lehi and Lone Peak high schools.

Parents had the option of driving their children to school after the roads were cleared or use buses, which resumed transportation at noon. Full bus service was provided in the afternoon.

There were 58 property-damage crashes, four crashes with minor injuries and 11 slide-offs on I-15, said UHP trooper Cameron Roden.

Near the exit for U.S.6 in Spanish Fork, a semi-truck spun sideways around 9 a.m., blocking all four lanes of northbound traffic, Roden said.

No other cars were involved, and the driver only needed help from UHP slowing traffic down so he had enough room to pull forward a bit and drive out, which took around 20 minutes, Roden said.

The early morning storm kept tow-truck driver Kenny Jones of Provo's Interwest Towing busy.

"I had four to five calls this morning, and I still got a couple I got to go on yet today," he said. He said Interwest Towing got calls for police-reported accidents, as well as individuals wanting help getting unstuck.

"It was a fair storm," he said. "I think what's happened is everybody's been enjoying the nice weather, then they got a case of the stupids and forgot what ice was like."

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Contributing: Amy K. Stewart

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