I-20 Reopens After Clearning Dead Cattle

Interstate 20 has been reopened near the Smith and Van Zandt County line after crews spent hours clearing dead cattle from the roadway. Around 2:45 a.m. Thursday, law enforcement responded to a burning cattle hauler on I-20, east of the city of Van, near the Willow Branch Road exit. According to DPS, the driver let the cattle out of the trailer, and other vehicles hit them.