The Texas Department of Public Safety Troopers are investigating a commercial motor vehicle fire on Interstate Highway 10, at mile marker 864 between Orange and Vidor, that occurred July 6, 2022.
The preliminary investigation indicates that at approximately 4:20 p.m., a 2023 International truck tractor semi-trailer was traveling west. It is reported that the wheel bearings began to smoke on the semi-trailer. The driver was able to pull to the shoulder of the road and disconnect the empty trailer prior to it catching fire.
The driver, identified as 53-year-old Ricardo Romano-Quezada and passenger, 37-year-old Valente Cantù-Arroyo, both of Mexico, were not injured.
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