Morning wreck causes traffic problems on I-45 in Ellis County
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PALMER, Texas - A crash between an 18-wheeler and a pickup truck caused traffic problems on I-45 in Ellis County Sunday morning.
The crash happened just before 5 a.m., involving an 18-wheeler and pickup truck near the city of Palmer.
The 18-wheeler, which was hauling plastic soda bottles, turned on its side on an overpass.
That driver was not hurt.
Two people in the pickup truck were taken to a local hospital. Their conditions were not known.
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The southbound lanes were closed for a time, and a TxDOT structural engineer is checking the overpass to make sure it wasn’t damaged.
Hays Daily News Staff Reports
Extreme record-breaking cold continued its grip on Ellis County Sunday and Monday, as part of a storm blanketing the Midwest.
Topping that off, snowfall from Saturday night and overnight to Sunday morning brought 2.5 inches of snow to Hays, according to the K-State Ag Research Center at Hays.
Gov. Laura Kelly on Sunday issued a statewide state of disaster emergency due to wind chill warnings and stress on utility and natural gas providers.
The temperature Monday in Hays by 11 a.m. had reached only minus 6 degrees, with a feels like temperature of minus 22. Tuesday s forecast is for warming, with a high of 14 degrees and a low of zero. Not until Wednesday are temperatures expected to climb into the low 20s.