![]() ![]() ![]() Our crews treat the entire corridor, managed lanes, general purpose lanes, frontage roads and ramps, and operate under the same procedure as the Texas Department of Transportation. We will continue treating the highways through the weekend and into next week, as long as the storm is active. NTE & NTE35W maintenance crews started pre-treating the corridors on Tuesday morning in anticipation of inclement weather, and have been treating continuously as they monitor the roadway. We join the greater community in our thoughts for the accident victims, their families, and those recovering. North Tarrant Express released a full statement on the pileup: "So many people have lost their loved ones or had them injured and that pain is just incredible, this whole community will feel that pain." "My heart is broken for this community as we deal with the tragic loss of so many lives and so many injuries in a scene like we have never seen before," Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price said. "All of a sudden there's ice, and everybody's wrecking."Īnyone who may have video of the crash is asked to call police at 817.392.4222 so that they may further investigate. He added that the roadway had been clear as he drove from Denton. Howard said he steered into the wall to lessen the impact and that everyone who crashed around him walked away. then the people behind me just bam, bam, bam, bam," Howard said. You can't stop, so I steered off into that wall. "You don't see the ice, 'til you feel it. One of the drivers of a tractor-trailer, Michael Howard, told CBS 11 News he saw crashes ahead of him but couldn't stop in time. We're gonna have to separate a lot of these vehicles with wreckers." Police say it will take hours and hours to clear the scene. The seriously injured were transported to trauma centers. Officials with MedStar Mobile Healthcare confirmed 14 ambulances were used to transport the 36 people to area hospitals. Multiple ambulances were dispatched to the scene. we did everything we could to get as much traction as possible." (credit: Jason McLaughlin/CBS 11 News) We did have to get quite a bit of sand out here. "As they were making their way on the freeway to get to those vehicles it is very slippery. "First responders actually had difficulty getting to the vehicles," Fort Worth Fire spokesperson Mike Drivdahl said earlier in the morning. Pictures and video from CBS 11 News crews at the scene show dozens of vehicles and dozens of 18-wheelers - some hauling cars and trucks - smashed, toppled over and stacked on top of each other.įirst responders called the crash a "mass casualty incident." Rescuers had difficulty reaching some victims because of the pileup and the blocked roadway. LF Oliver Carrillo (.992 OPS) went 2-for-4 with two doubles, two RBIs, three walks and three runs scored.DOWNLOAD THE CBS 11 APP FOR THE LATEST BREAKING LOCAL NEWS 1B Hugo Sanchez (1.423 OPS) went 2-for-4 with three RBIs, three walks and a run scored. Padres 17, D-backs 10: 2B Emil Turbi (1.009 OPS) drove in five runs on three hits, including his first homer and a double.3B Alain Camou (1.093 OPS) went 1-for-3 with a double, two walks and a run scored. ![]() RF Braedon Karpathios (.977 OPS) went 1-for-4 with two RBIs, a walk and a run scored. (.848 OPS) went 2-for-4 with an RBI, a walk and a run scored.
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