Driver's report of issue on I-10 bridge may have averted repeat of deadly 1981 accident
In 1981, a 26 vehicle pileup happened on the I-10 Calcasieu River Bridge and three people were killed. It was blamed on an expansion joint that popped up and punctured a truck's fuel tank and leaked diesel on one side of the bridge, turning it into a slippery slope. Tuesday a driver noticed what turned out to be a finger of an expansion joint sticking up. She reported it to police, maybe saving lives.
Randy Roach National Transportation Safety Board River Bridge Moss Bluff Lake Charles Calcasieu River Bridge
Source: kplctv.com