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Rebar caltrops found on I-20 in East Texas again

By Sharon Raissi,

2024-05-10

VAN ZANDT COUNTY, Texas ( KETK ) – TxDOT is warning drivers of puncturing spikes found on I-20 again.

Rebar caltrops have been found on I-20 since last year, with the most recent discovery on May 6 in Van Zandt County. They are usually four-pronged, heavy gauge steel puncturing spikes that can be thrown or linked together to cause immediate and irreparable failure of tires.

Twelve caltrops were found on I-20 westbound near mile marker 533 and eastbound at mile markers 518, 520, 528 and 529.

Anyone with information on the incidents is asked to call Lt. Bob Keltner with the Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Department at 469-576-1274 or call Andrew Fagile with the Texas Department of Public Safety at 90-567-2011 ext. 10914.

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Louis Dufour

05-13

we had a tire shop do the booby traps where I live for business. I'm betting if someone looks at the local shops that we not doing business as much all of the sudden are booming there is your culprit

Teri Daniels-Tafoya

05-12

We're these areas where the cops have recently thrown stop sticks?

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