Wreck shuts down highway

By News on Saturday, January 27, 2018
  • The driver of an SUV was airlifted to a Lubbock hospital from the scene of an accident on U.S. Hwy. 84 Friday afternoon. According to reports, the driver of the SUV was traveling at a high rate of speed and jumped the bridge railing and hit an 18-wheeler. The driver of the 18-wheeler was not injured in the accident, but the rig jackknifed causing both eastbound lanes to close while Lubbock Wrecker crews moved the vehicle. Medrano Wrecker took possession of the SUV. It took first responders 90 minutes to cle
    The driver of an SUV was airlifted to a Lubbock hospital from the scene of an accident on U.S. Hwy. 84 Friday afternoon. According to reports, the driver of the SUV was traveling at a high rate of speed and jumped the bridge railing and hit an 18-wheeler. The driver of the 18-wheeler was not injured in the accident, but the rig jackknifed causing both eastbound lanes to close while Lubbock Wrecker crews moved the vehicle. Medrano Wrecker took possession of the SUV. It took first responders 90 minutes to cle