JEFFERSON COUNTY, Texas — I-10 has been reopened after the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office was called to a major accident in the westbound lanes on Sunday morning.
The single vehicle accident and diesel spill happened near Taylor's Bayou Bridge and slowed westbound traffic for hours.
First responders shut down the interstate while the spill was being cleaned up, the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office said on the department's Facebook page.
Traffic was being diverted at the Highway 365 exit as of 6:45 a.m. One lane of I-10 westbound reopened around 10:20 a.m.
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