pFreezing raina made for treacherous travel in and around Knoxville, Tennessee, on Monday, January 8. The icy conditions triggered numerous car crashes, road closures, and police asked people to stay off the roads, a news report saida.ppA crash involved more than 40 vehicles near Chattanooga and closed the road, a news report saida. A truck crasha closed I-40 in Roane County.ppGabrielle Love, who took this video, said at least 14 cars slid across the road and crashed in front of her house in Knoxville.