thumper Posted August 31, 2010 Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 Does anyone know of a race truck having an accident with a semi in Houston and closing I_10 ? Herd it was someone returning home from the Edna race.May not be true.No news here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEEDDUDE Posted August 31, 2010 Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 try this link, may need to copy and paste. http://setxhomepage.com/news/news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thumper Posted August 31, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 Thats a horrible wreck.They did not say who the racer was. I hope everyone is OK.I donk know what that chemical is.Thanks for the link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txtom Posted August 31, 2010 Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 Isobutane has been used as a refrigerant; also a propellant, known as R-600a. It is also used in certain camp stoves when mixed with propane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ltdmod26g Posted August 31, 2010 Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 Johno was the racer driving home from edna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwmbishop Posted August 31, 2010 Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 I donk know what that chemical is. Isobutane is some nasty stuff - r300 refrigerant. Still used in the UK for household refers. In USA its used as an industrial refrigerant (I think some of the self contained commercial fishing boats use it now rather than ammonia) and as the fuel in Bic lighters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 Johno was the racer driving home from edna Johno Whittington, for anyone who doesn't know. The word around here is that he and his Dad are Ok, but that he had to abandon the trailer and car, and drive on home in the damaged truck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac70 Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 Well that would suck, has he got it back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huff Racn Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 He got his car and trailer back yesterday(wednesday)before they opened I-10 after 4 days of being closed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebelracewriter Posted September 3, 2010 Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 Since it's lost in back pages now... A major accident Sunday morning has forced the closure of all lanes of Interstate 10. I-10 is shut down between Highway 365 and Winnie. Authorities say, at best, it will reopen around noon on Monday. The wreck happened around 3:30 a.m. It involved an 18-wheeler and a truck pulling a trailer with a racing car on it. The 18-wheeler was carrying isobutane, which leaked. It is very flammable and toxic, and could be fatal. It's most commonly used in the preparation of aerosol spray. It's what gives the spray it's propellent qualities. It's also used in refrigeration systems. The driver of the 18-wheeler, 30-year-old Branden Swiney of Orange, suffered a leg injury and has been taken to Christus St. Elizabeth Hospital. He told authorities that he was trying to pass the pickup truck pulling the racing car, and he thought an oncoming car was heading towards him. He swerved and struck the pickup. 30-year-old John Whittington of Vidor was the driver of the pickup, his 59-year-old father was the passenger. Neither was hurt. Sunchase subdivision at I-10 and Hamshire Road has been evacuated. The Red Cross has set up an evacuation shelter at Hamshire Baptist Church. There are 68 people in the shelter. If you're heading westbound to Houston, you will be diverted at Highway 365 onto Highway 124. If you're driving eastbound towards Beaumont, you will be diverted in Winnie onto Highway 73. The Department of Public Safety, the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office and the Precinct 4 Constable's Office and are firefighters are working the scene. Authorities say the leak is spilling out of about one-inch hole, so they're hoping not a lot has spilled. They plan on cleaning the chemical up by siphoning it from the damaged tanker into a new one. I-10 closed for four days....Good thing that didn't happen in Houston!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thumper Posted September 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2010 So what is the government going to ban now?? Race cars,trailers,semi trucks or that wierd gas?? Im glad everyone was OK.Many years ago a semi fell off of one of the spagatti intersections and burst open.I believe it was near Sharpstown.Lots of people died trying to get a look at the carnage.The truck was filled with amonia and their lungs were immediately burnes.Around 30 years ago I think. My Neeces husband was in the Edna race too but he went south.He lives in Corpus and drives #89. Steve jr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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