Accident delivers traffic woes to area

Residents that chose to live and work locally in order to avoid the hustle and bustle of big city traffic likely had their patience tested Jan. 30 as an accident near the Kaufman-Van Zandt County line resulted in lengthy backups throughout the city.
The incident that triggered the local traffic flow to spike began shortly before 11 a.m. along Interstate 20 near mile marker 509.
According to reports, a multi-vehicle accident was set in motion when a tanker truck hauling fuel failed to slow down as it was heading westbound, striking a pick-up truck. The initial accident triggered a domino effect, eventually growing to include another passenger vehicle and two other 18-wheelers.

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