Gerardo Gutierrez has been behind the wheel all day Monday as a ride-share driver. At a stoplight, one semi was seen sliding. Patchy, freezing precipitation made icy bridges unpredictable. Monday afternoon’s sleet blanketed the Denton-Tarrant County line. Monday.īy the afternoon and evening, fewer drivers were seen on the roads. MedStar, which provides emergency medical services across Tarrant County, reported more than 100 crashes by 2 p.m. It was in the upper twenties in north Fort Worth with sheets of sleet covering the roads. "It’s 80 degrees in Daytona Beach," Campbell said. The couple is detouring to see family in Granbury before taking the van to Florida. "We spent three hours parked on Interstate 35," he said. Richard Campbell and his wife are from Branson, Missouri. Off 35W near Texas Motor Speedway, drivers pulled over to gas up. Northbound 287 near the border of Tarrant and Wise counties, two big rigs became stuck, and no one could get around them. Monday evening's rush hour came to a complete stop on 114 West in Roanoke when a pair of semis struggled to get up an icy hill.īoth trucks got stuck in the middle of the road, forcing vehicles to maneuver around or wait behind.Īlso Monday night, vehicles were seen at a standstill on an ice-covered stretch of Highway 287. Parts of the highway were closed in the evening after several 18-wheelers got stuck there. It was one of the areas hit hardest by Monday’s round of winter weather. Icy conditions caused some major problems along Highway 114 near the Texas Motor Speedway. Icy conditions stall traffic after 18-wheelers get stuck near Texas Motor Speedway People involved in the pile-up in Plano now know it doesn’t take much to have major problems. Some travelers are already experiencing close calls. A wintry mix led to slush and ice on roads and sidewalks. Two people were taken to hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries.Įarlier in the day in Anna, travel conditions were worse. He wasn’t the only one whose airbag went off, but no one was seriously injured. "But I know he tried to do his best to not hit anybody else," she said. Wilson says her husband’s airbag went off. "He just was like, ‘I’ve been in a wreck. Then, it was one vehicle after another.Īmanda Wilson came to pick up her husband who was involved in the crash. Plano firefighters on scene say it started when a FedEx truck spun out on the icy ramp, causing another FedEx truck to crash into it from behind. "I tried to break, but I couldn’t," he recalled. Varshil Parikh says he was traveling about 35 miles per hour when he crashed into a FedEx truck. It was worse north of McKinney.īut video shows just how little it takes to create a major problem.Ī dozen drivers were involved in a crash late in the afternoon in Plano.Īs drivers involved in the crash got off the ramp in damaged vehicles, some explained what happened. ![]() Over in Collin County, the impact of Monday’s weather depended on where you were. Slick roads cause multi-vehicle pileup crash in PlanoĪ pileup crash involving nearly a dozen vehicles shut down an exit ramp to a service road off Central Expressway near Plano Parkway early Monday evening. We saw dozens of students braving the elements to make it to get dinner.Īll TEXpress-managed lanes are now closed because of the weather. A thick layer of ice on the roads near the dining hall. Over at the UNT campus, road conditions were just as bad. So far, we have not heard of any injuries as a result of the slick conditions. It was also around the height of rush hour a little after 5:30 p.m.ĭenton police say 18-wheelers got stuck on a bridge near the Buc’ees, and authorities had to call in wreckers to help get them off the highway.ĭenton police said there was a similar situation northbound near Airport Road where an 18-wheeler slid backward and blocked lanes of traffic. Near the Buc-ee's in Denton, the interstate was at a standstill. It caused some vehicles to stall, especially 18-wheelers. What first appeared to be patchy ice quickly turned into a solid, thick covering of ice and sleet. In some spots, it’s worse, causing multiple vehicles to get stuck.Īfter Lake Lewisville, that’s when the conditions started to change and become icy on the roads. Unlike last week when it was just slush, there was a solid sheet of ice on major roadways. It took a FOX 4 crew about two hours to get from Dallas to Denton. Troopers had to direct traffic and get around the 18-wheelers. Another slid backward on a bridge and blocked traffic. Several 18-wheelers got stuck on a bridge near the Denton Buc'ees. ![]() Northbound lanes were closed off and eventually opened to just one lane. Freezing rain transitioned to sleet, and it pounded the Denton area for hours. ![]() Icy roads cause traffic headaches in Dentonĭenton County was in the bullseye from Monday’s first round of winter weather.
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