Big 18-Wheeler Pileup Snarls I-35 Traffic For Hours In Central Texas

**rookietrucker** · 07.11.2012

WACO (July 11, 2012)—Traffic was beginning to flow again late Wednesday afternoon on southbound Interstate 35 in Waco after a big pileup involving three 18-wheelers that snarled traffic for several hours. The crash at around 1:30 p.m. just south of South 18th Street backed up traffic into the Bellmead area.

One of the trucks was leaking diesel fuel and a hazardous materials team had to be called in to contain and clean up the spill. One of the trucks ended up against a guardrail, which kept it from toppling from the bridge. Waco police urged motorists to find an alternate route while crews worked to clear the scene.

Two truck drivers were taken by ambulance to a local hospital complaining of back and injuries.

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**chalupa** · 07.11.2012

Know the area well, the whole 35 stretch is bad. Way too many vehicles and nowhere near enough concrete.

Always made it a point to run 35 at night on my DFW loop ( via San Antonio ) for just this reason. I never got that either, everybody would be riding along just fine and all of a sudden red lights and smoke, no reason at all. Nothing in the road, no bear on the shoulder, nothing, just a brake check.

Photo looks like Brown, a beer distributor and a L/O involved. $5.00 Brown comes out on top when the smoke clears......

**Sly Fox** · 07.13.2012

If I'm going to the northeast out of Laredo, I always liked going 35-to-10-to-Flatonia-to-US77-to-US79-to-TX43-to-US59 to Texarkana.

Takes about an hour longer on average, but no headaches whatsoever. Always hated I-35 more than rush hour in any other major city in America.