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Old 11-22-2012, 08:16 PM   #1
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Default Massive pileup shuts I-10 in Texas; 2 dead

[h=1]Everyone please be careful traveling for the holidays.

Massive pileup shuts I-10 in Texas; 2 dead
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BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) — Two people died and dozens were hurt Thursday when at least 100 vehicles collided in Southeast Texas in a pileup that left trucks twisted on top of each other and authorities rushing to pull survivors from the miles of wreckage.


The collision occurred in extremely foggy conditions at about 8 a.m. Thanksgiving Day on Interstate 10 southwest of Beaumont, a Gulf Coast city about 80 miles east of Houston.
Officials at Acadian Ambulance service told KFDM-TV that at least 51 people have been taken to area hospitals and at least eight are critically hurt.
It wasn't immediately clear how the pileup began, but Jefferson County Sheriff's Office Deputy Rod Carroll said the fog was so thick that deputies didn't immediately realize they were dealing with multiple accidents.


"It is catastrophic," Carroll said. "I've got cars on top of cars."
I-10's eastbound lanes were expected to remain closed for most of Thursday.


Texas Department of Public Safety trooper Stephanie Davis told KFDM that two people in an SUV died after the crash. She said at least 100 cars and trucks were involved in the accident.
Carroll said uninjured drivers tried to help as authorities sorted through the wreckage.


"It's just people helping people," Carroll said. "The foremost thing in this holiday season is how other travelers were helping us when we were overwhelmed, sitting and holding, putting pressure on people that were injured."




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Old 11-22-2012, 09:31 PM   #2
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That is one ugly son-of-a-gun! Feel bad for those folks getting their holiday ruined like that and hope the injuries stay minimal. Can you imagine the insurance claims during an event like this and it wasn't even a natural disaster. I know someone that owns auto transporters and a few years back, one of his drivers got turned around in the same area on I-10 during heavy fog and tore the roof off of a Land Rover while going under an overpass.
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With that many hospitalized, it certainly was a bad Thanksgiving for a lot of friends and families. Ours thoughts and prayers are with them all.
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There were probably many on the way to a family or friends to spend the day. Very sad news and a sad Thanksgiving day for them.
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That's awful! I will be keeping those who have suffered in my thoughts and prayers.
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