Winter Blast Blamed for Messy Commute

EAST TEXAS — Freezing rain and sleet contributed to several wrecks Tuesday morning that stalled major roads near Longview. Texas Department of Public Safety troopers worked a series of crashes beginning at 7::00am on Texas Highway 31 at the Sabine River bridge. KETK and the Longview News-Journal report that crashes occurred in both directions on the roadway. The first crash involved four vehicles. There were three vehicles involved in a second crash, and then there were more. No one was transported for injuries in the crashes.

According to Longview police, there were also multiple wrecks on Interstate 20 near the Estes Parkway intersection. Traffic in the westbound lanes was stalled. A winter weather advisory was placed in effect for our area till 9:00pmTuesday.