wrecks

Some tense moments this morning in several areas of town.  A wreck at West 70th at the Terry Bradshaw Passway East had traffic tied up for a while.  No word on injuries from that wreck.  In Bossier, we got reports that a train was stopped on the tracks on Airline Drive at I-20, which caused major back-ups on I-20 and Highway 80, as well as at the tracks at Old Minden Road, just past Holiday Lanes.

A TANKER TRUCK HAS OVERTURNED ON MANSFIELD NEAR BARRON ROAD. THE CADDO SHERIFF'S OFFICE SAYS AN 18-WHEELER WAS DELIVERING FUEL TO CRAWDADDY'S WHEN THE DRIVEWAY GAVE WAY. THAT CAUSED THE BIG RIG TO GO INTO THE DITCH. THERE WAS NO LEAK OR SPILL, BUT 83-HUNDRED GALLONS OF FUEL HAS TO BE OFFLOADED IN ORDER TO GET THE TANKER OUT...

We're still gathering information at the moment, but Shreveport police say there's a one-vehicle rollover wreck on I-20 East between Monkhouse and Pines Road.  We've heard that traffic is down to one lane in that area.  We'll bring you more details as we get them...

Traffic was tied up for most of the morning rush today, but it is now cleared up.

Traffic is tied up in West Shreveport this morning. The accident is on I-220 near the Cross Lake Bridge.

The driver of an 18-wheeler is lucky to be alive -- after an early-morning wreck on I-20 in Webster Parish.  State Police Spokesman Cordell Williams says the rig hauling salt blocks was headed east near Dixie Inn, when it veered off the road, hit a bridge rail, and plummetted some 30 feet to the ground...