JUNCTION, Texas — Drivers reported they were stuck for hours, and all night long, in some cases, along a stretch of I-10 between Junction and Kerrville early Friday morning.
Friday morning, TxDOT officials in San Angelo said they still had hundreds of drivers and truckers stuck between Segovia and the Kerr County line. They said I-10 is impassable for most of the morning.
Friday afternoon, TxDOT tweeted an update that traffic was still at a crawl in a 15-mile stretch of highway Segovia and the Ft. McKavett exit -which are exits 441-468. The tweet said there were multiple crashes overnight and in the morning, resulting in several injuries and one fatality.
TxDOT also said they are working to get stranded drivers some bottled water, sandwiches and gas. They are not distributing gas at this time and devoting all resources to treating roads with salt and sand.
One viewer reported to KENS 5 that her parents were stuck on the highway for at least 17 hours. Below is some video they took:
