Fiery Big Rig Crash Closes Interstate In Lewisville
A fiery big rig crash forced officials to shut down both directions of Stemmons Freeway near the Vista Ridge Mall in Lewisville early Friday. Details of the crash are still under investigation.
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A fiery big rig crash forced officials to shut down both directions of Stemmons Freeway near the Vista Ridge Mall in Lewisville early Friday. Details of the crash are still under investigation.
Police say the safety cables that separate northbound and southbound lanes of traffic kept the car from crossing the highway and possibly colliding with other cars.
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All lanes of northbound I-35E in Lake Dallas were shut down Thursday afternoon after a crash involving a big rig and a pickup truck.
Authorities in Lewisville have been on an intense manhunt Sunday night and into Monday morning for a driver accused of crashing into another vehicle. The suspect fled from the scene by jumping into Lewisville Lake.
Officials said one lane was reopened around 10:15 p.m.
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A major North Texas traffic jam greeted Friday commuters and travelers. Around 6:30 a.m., a jackknifed 18-wheeler twisted across three lanes of traffic and completely shutdown the northbound lanes of I-35E.
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Investigators have all southbound lanes shutdown and say they will likely stay that way until midnight or 1:00 a.m. Tuesday.
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Emergency crews across North Texas responded to several crashes involving big rigs late Thursday night and early Friday morning, including a particularly nasty one in Lewisville.
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An "erratic" driver jumped into Lake Ray Hubbard and and the responding Rowlett officer was hit by a suspected drunk driver, police said.
The incident happened around 10:52 a.m. at Parkside Arlington.
On Wednesday, Forest Hill Police Chief David Hernandez referred to the two suspects as "cowards."
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