Posted on 11/22/2012 7:25:16 PM PST by Morgana
FULL TITLE: Thanksgiving tragedy: Two dead and more than 120 injured in massive pileup involving over 100 vehicles on foggy Texas interstate
wo people are dead and more than 120 injured, some critically, after a massive pile-up today involving at least 100 vehicles that left trucks twisted on top of each other and authorities rushing to pull survivors from the miles of wreckage.
The Thanksgiving Day collision happened around 8am on Interstate 10 southwest of Beaumont, a Gulf Coast city about 80 miles east of Houston.
Extremely dense fog blanketing a section of the Texas interstate made conditions treacherous for drivers heading to Thanksgiving holiday feasts.
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A man and a woman were killed in a Chevy Suburban SUV crushed by a tractor trailer, the Texas Department of Public Safety told KFDM-TV.
Officials at Acadian Ambulance service said more than 50 people have been taken to area hospitals in Beaumont, Port Arthur and Winnie. At least eight are critically hurt. The most seriously injured were being transported to Houston, about 75 miles away.
Multiple ambulance crews responded and transported patients to area hospitals.
Baptist Beaumont Hospital spokeswoman Mary Poole told KFDM News they've received at least 21 patients. One was in critical condition. They've transported two children and one adult with head injuries to a Houston hospital.
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.
The westbound lane of the interstate has been reopened, he said.
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Some days it’s not worth getting out of bed.
Hey! Someone has to shovel the sidewalk!
Temper Temper, if you play your cards you will get there some day,then you will have cataracts, weak bladder so you can wear paper pants, bad knees so you can use a walker, or cane. Have some smart ass complain about your disabilities.
“Have some smart ass complain about your disabilities. “
What’s that got to do with unsafe elderly drivers?
Thanks for the correction - I’m in Dallas - knew it was Austin area and nowhere near Beaumont.
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