1 Injured in Laredo Car Crash on Interstate 35 Thursday afternoon

Laredo, Texas (July 21, 2018) – One person was hospitalized Thursday afternoon after a traffic accident north of Laredo, according to a local news source.
The collision occurred at around 12:00 p.m. Thursday, July 19 on Interstate 35 and involved three tractor-trailers, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.
DPS said one of the three motorists failed to control their speed, resulting in the accident. The driver was airlifted to a San Antonio hospital and was in stable condition.
The northbound and southbound lanes of Interstate 35 were closed. As of around 1:30 p.m. southbound started moving on the frontage road. Northbound traffic was diverted onto U.S. 83 North at mile marker 18. At 6:00 p.m. the southbound lane was reopened.
An hour later, northbound traffic was still being diverted as crews finished road repairs. Around 9:30 p.m., more than nine hours after the accident, the northbound lanes were reopened.