Good news for Atlanta drivers who abandoned their cars in the nightmarish : You can . The bad news? You may have to pay for it.
Hundreds of drivers ditched their cars when ice from a brought traffic to a stop. Some of those cars have since been towed.
In Atlanta, drivers must pay an impound fee to get their cars back, .
In most cases, cars in the middle of roads were only towed to the side of the road, and cars already on the side of the road were not touched.
However, cars that presented an “ongoing hazard” were taken to impound lots, Jake Smith with Gwinnett County police . Those are the ones that require a fee to be released.
Other areas are dealing with a similar situation.
In Leeds, Ala., where about 30 cars were towed, the mayor said car owners would be for any fees they must pay to retrieve their cars. The governor’s office has since said, al.com explains.
