How dropping temperatures in Metro Detroit cause rise in emergency calls

Winter weather in southeast Michigan is causing a surge in emergency calls and hospital visits, officials say. Sannid Saleh, emergency department administrative director at DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital, told Local 4 motor vehicle accidents increase significantly with snow and freezing temperatures.  "We're not anticipating that ice being there. It just kind of slips our mind and that's how a lot of our vehicle accidents are happening," he said. "We have everything from broken legs, broken, you know, broken bones. You can have a head injury, you have concussions and it can be significant depending on the speed you're traveling at." The hospital is urging drivers to slow down during winter months to prevent major injuries.