CORPUS CHRISTI, Tx — UPDATE: According to DPS, just before 10:40am, a Houston man driving a Chevrolet Silverado hit the back of a trailer being pulled by a Dodge Ram on northbound Interstate-37 near Labonte Park. The driver of the Ram was carrying several generators when he stopped in the outside lane of Interstate-37 because the load was becoming loose. The driver of the Silverado received minor injuires. The roadway was reopened and traffic returned to a normal flow around 1:35pm.
A two-vehicle crash has led to a traffic backup on Interstate 37 near Labonte Park.
According to Sgt. Harold Mallory with the Texas Department of Public Safety, two trucks crashed on northbound Interstate-37 on Monday morning. There's no word on what led to the crash but troopers are waiting for a wrecker that can pull heavy equipment to arrive at the scene. Since then, drivers have been experiencing major delays.
A KRIS 6 News photographer driving through the area said it took him 45 minutes to get from downtown Corpus Christi to Labonte Park. That route is normally a 20-minute drive.
