Slick roads may be to blame for big rig wreck

HOUSTON It was just before midnight when the 18-wheeler heading westbound on I-10 drove around the curve going under Highway 59 and somehow lost control.

When that happened, the big rig jack-knifed and went into the guard rail at such speeds that the guard rail was torn and ripped for a couple hundred feet. The driver was not hurt.

Crews were on the scene for hours. Several lanes have reopened after the wreckage was removed but traffic is moving slow.

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