CONWAY — April Fool’s came seven days late, with snow and sleet an unwelcome guest to the Mount Washington Valley on Monday.
The storm led to about a dozen slide-off accidents as of mid-afternoon, said Lt. Mike Santuccio of Carroll County Sheriff’s Department.
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