Pair of accidents on I-10 last week includes one fatality

By Darrell Vyvjala on Wednesday, August 5, 2020
  • At left: The separated tractor-trailer blocks I-10 eastbound after overturning last Tuesday, July 28. Photos Courtesy of Schulenburg VFD
    At left: The separated tractor-trailer blocks I-10 eastbound after overturning last Tuesday, July 28. Photos Courtesy of Schulenburg VFD
  • Above: The Dodge pickup gets loaded on a wrecker following the accident that claimed the life of a Flatonia man after he crashed into the rear of a moving van (shown in background).
    Above: The Dodge pickup gets loaded on a wrecker following the accident that claimed the life of a Flatonia man after he crashed into the rear of a moving van (shown in background).
Local first responders had a busy day last Tuesday, July 28 with two accidents on Interstate 10. The first one was reported at 9:48 a.m. and occurred about two miles west of the Schulenburg exit. According to the Department of Public Safety report, a 2019 Dodge Ram pickup was traveling westbound in the inside lane while a 2006 Freightliner moving van was going in the same direction in the…

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