The agency said it will continue treating the highways through the weekend and into next week, as long as the storm is active. The agency that operates the lanes of I-35W, North Tarrant Express, did release a statement saying, in part: '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.' He said he could not answer that at this time since that it is part of the investigation. There were subjects Chief Noakes seemed to steer clear of, including the question regarding whether that stretch of interstate was pretreated with a sand/salt mixture in advance of the crash or if it would’ve been among the roadways scouted for ice. The cleanup continues and will likely continue through the night Thursday at I-35W and northside in Fort Worth, where icy roads contributed to a deadly 133 car pile-up. Rescuers also said they were concerned about people potentially developing hypothermia due to the long time they may have spent trapped or waiting outside their vehicle.įort Worth Police deployed more than 80 vehicles to block traffic and assist three wrecking companies removing cars from the pileup.Ĭhief Noakes says at least four police officers were injured.Ħ dead, dozens injured in I-35W pileup in Fort Worth involving 133 vehicles

Several people had to be extricated and sanding trucks were brought in to assist with the removal of vehicles. Multiple 18-wheelers were involved in the pileup and crashed violently into other passenger vehicles.įirst responders had to methodically work to reach the incident scene and then work their way from car to car to check on the condition of people inside.

Multiple cell phone videos show cars traveling at a high rate of speed, then sliding and crashing into each other. 'It appears, at this point in the investigation, ice was a factor,' Chief Noakes said. Thursday as motorists ventured onto slick roads coated in a thin sheet of ice from freezing rain that had fallen overnight and into the early morning hours. The pileup appeared to have started about 6:15 a.m.

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