This is literally 1/8 mile from my house and at my exit to I35. Exasperating to read all the stereotyping of Texas drivers and redneck shaming.
There is an exit from the express lanes of the interstate merging in with the regular 3 lanes at this crash scene so you had huge trucks merging in and the roads were icy. Yes. TX and Ft Worth uses sand when icy. But the rain came around 4:00 pm and when the sun sets it is icy real quick. I think the wrecks were around 6:00 pm. Get off their ass about not having it done in time.
I live close as well. People here DO drive like crap. Just last weekend there was minor slowdown and yet I almost got hit by jerks going the wrong way on the entrance ramp. The feeder was full too so that didn’t work well for them. Too many people are willing to sacrifice the safety of others to potentially (and often unsuccessfullY) save a few minutes.