Tuesday’s wet weather left road conditions slick throughout most of Louisiana. I-10 through Grosse Tete was no exception. Crashes on both sides of the highway involving four 18-wheelers and several cars had traffic snarled in both directions.
The first wreck occurred around noon in the eastbound lanes when three tractor-trailers crashed; flipping one of the rigs, blocking the east bound lanes and spilling diesel fuel across the roadway. One of the truckers was injured and transported to a local hospital.
While crews were on the scene to clear the wreckage, traffic began backing up in the westbound lanes leading to another set of crashes and another overturned tractor-trailer, even a state police vehicle was struck in the chaos.
Police believe that driver error and people traveling too fast for the slick conditions lead to the crashes. Traffic in the area was backed up for hours, and several suffered minor to moderate injuries.
