After yesterday's dreary rain, tonight’s commute is shaping up to be much smoother.

No accidents were reported by the Kennebec County Sheriff’s Office as of 4 p.m. today. The Augusta Police Department responded to a minor accident early in the day, dispatchers said.

Yesterday was a completely different story.

The slick roads caused quite a few accidents around the Augusta area, injuring drivers and passengers, and snarling traffic.

An accident last night in Winthrop injured seven people and kept traffic backed up for over an hour, Winthrop police Sgt. Dan Cook said

The three-vehicle accident happened around 5 p.m. yesterday when a car driven by Jacob Puliot, 17, of Augusta, collided with a truck driven by Ronald Cook of Monmouth. The cars were in the intersection of Route 202 and Stanley Hill Road.

Lt. Cook said authorities believe the collision happened when Puliot, who had three other passengers in the car, failed to yield.

Ronald Cook was unable to stop. His vehicle hit Puliot's, spun out of control, and struck another car driven by Julie Littlefield and Winthrop.

The seven people — Littlefield was alone and Ronald Cook had a passenger — were all treated for minor injuries, Lt. Cook said.

No charges have been filed, as the accident is still being investigated, Lt. Cook said, though he added, "I wouldn't say the weather had much to do with this (crash)."