JACKSON COUNTY, MS (WLOX) -

Heavy fog and speed can be a bad combination. That’s exactly what happened in the overnight hours on I-10 in east Jackson County. A multi-vehicle accident shut down the interstate for several hours.

The fog shrouded the interstate like a blanket. Drivers ran into it, and then started running into each other.

Frank Duke with Acadian Ambulance was one of the first to arrive on the scene.

“We found six 18 wheelers, several of them were turned over either in the median or off to the side of the interstate,” Duke explained. “We also had what we believe to be four passenger cars involved in the accident.”

Despite the carnage on I-10, emergency responders considered themselves and the victims of the chain reaction wreck very lucky.

“It could have been a lot worse with the smoke and the fog,” Jackson County Emergency Services Director Earl Etheridge said. “We could have had more injuries than the six that we had. Just grateful there were no serious injuries. There’s no hazardous materials involved.”

For police and emergency responders, this was a classic case of preparing for the worst and hoping for the best. And also receiving a lot

JACKSON CO., Miss. (WALA) – Motorists were stuck for hours on Interstate 10 in Mississippi after multiple accidents shut down a portion of the interstate. It happened early Tuesday morning, April 2, 2013 between Franklin Creek Road and Highway 63 in Jackson County.  Both the eastbound and westbound lanes were closed.

Moss Point police say, it began when on vehicle ran off the roadway and created a domino effect.  We’re told, several tractor trailers were involved but it’s unclear how many.  Police did say no injuries were reported.

Crews worked throughout the night to clear the scene.  Both eastbound lanes and one westbound lane were opened to traffic around 5:30 a.m.  Officials expect the clean up to be completed by 8:00 a.m.

Police believe foggy conditions may have been a factor in the accidents.

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JACKSON COUNTY, MS (WLOX) -

Heavy fog and speed can be a bad combination. That’s exactly what happened in the overnight hours on I-10 in east Jackson County. A multi-vehicle accident shut down the interstate for several hours.

The fog shrouded the interstate like a blanket. Drivers ran into it, and then started running into each other.

Frank Duke with Acadian Ambulance was one of the first to arrive on the scene.

“We found six 18 wheelers, several of them were turned over either in the median or off to the side of the interstate,” Duke explained. “We also had what we believe to be four passenger cars involved in the accident.”

Despite the carnage on I-10, emergency responders considered themselves and the victims of the chain reaction wreck very lucky.

“It could have been a lot worse with the smoke and the fog,” Jackson County Emergency Services Director Earl Etheridge said. “We could have had more injuries than the six that we had. Just grateful there were no serious injuries. There’s no hazardous materials involved.”

For police and emergency responders, this was a classic case of preparing for the worst and hoping for the best. And also receiving a lot

JACKSON COUNTY, MS (WLOX) -

Officials blame fog for multiple crashes Tuesday morning that forced them to close a section of I-10 in Jackson County. 

Johnny Poulos with Mississippi Highway Patrol tells WLOX News the accidents involved five 18-wheelers. The wreckage has forced officials to close both east and westbound lanes of I-10, but Poulos says he expects eastbound traffic to start flowing again by 3:30 a.m. Westbound lanes will stay closed longer.

Eastbound traffic is being rerouted to Exit 69, which is Highway 63 in Moss Point. Westbound travelers are being diverted to the Franklin Creek exit. 

Jackson County authorities say there were four separate accidents around 1:15 AM Tuesday near mile marker 72. According to Moss Point Fire Chief Clarence Parks, nine people were transported to area hospitals. No word on their condition, but he says there were no fatalities.

WLOX’s Doug Walker is on the scene, and we will update you as we get more information on WLOX.com and on Good Morning Mississippi starting at 4:30 AM.

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All lanes of Interstate 10 on the Mississippi River Bridge are open after a crash caused the lanes to be shut down Sunday morning, authorities said.

State Police sent out an email alert around 11 a.m. notifying drivers about the crash and traffic jams.

An update sent around 1:30 p.m. notified drivers that the crash was cleared.

A car hit an 18-wheeler around 10:45 a.m., Baton Rouge police spokesman Cpl. L’Jean McKneely said. Authorities are not sure what caused the accident, he said.

Hazardous material crews were called to contain a leak after the 18-wheeler began leaking diesel fuel, McKneely said.

No injuries were reported, he said.

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) -

The Louisiana
State Police said Thanksgiving proved to be a deadly holiday on roadways across
the state.

Troopers
reported 14 people died in 13 crashes during the week.

One of the
deadly wrecks was in the Baton Rouge area.

Reginald
Head, 29, of Maringouin died in a single-car accident on I-10 West near mile
marker 146, which is in West Baton Rouge Parish near the Iberville Parish line,
early Wednesday morning.

According
to reports, the car veered off the road and eventually ended up in some trees.

Investigators
believe speed was a factor in the crash.

LSP said
although Head was wearing his seatbelt, he was partially ejected.

The
Lafayette area saw the most deadly wrecks of anywhere else in the state.

Six people
died in six separate crashes. One of the victims was a pedestrian, while
another was a motorcyclist.

Two people
were killed in a wreck in the Lake Charles area.

Another
person was killed in an accident in the Alexandria area.

Two people
died in two crashes in the Monroe area.

Two other
people died in two wrecks in the Mandeville area.

Authorities
said seven of the people killed over the holiday were not properly buckled and
two of the crashes involved impaired drivers.

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