Stalled vehicle blocks I-10 East at Waco, previously shut down from deadly crash involving 18-wheeler

HOUSTON – Drivers in East Houston were stuck in gridlock for hours after a deadly crash involving an 18-wheeler and a pickup truck early Thursday morning. And shortly after the crash was cleared, a stalled vehicle kept part of the street closed off.

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It happened around 3:30 a.m. on I-10 East off the Waco offramp, where investigators said a pickup truck slammed into the back of an 18-wheeler.

Houston police said the truck driver was pinned inside his vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene.

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The eastbound lanes of I-10 were shut down while crews investigated. Police opened the roadway around 6 a.m., but a stalled vehicle kept the roadway closed.

It’s unclear if the stalled vehicle has anything to do with the initial crash, as of this writing.