Icy roadways leave Houstonians stranded for hours overnight on U.S. 59

Highway 59 northbound at Hillcroft Avenue was no-going overnight as cars and trucks were immovable on the freeway due to ice.

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After more than a four-hour standstill, the vehicles were finally moving early Wednesday morning.

The gridlock began when a handful of 18-wheelers were reportedly unable to navigate the highway-turned-skating rink, which made the freeway impassable.

Courtney Fischer, a reporter with Eyewitness News, talked to a man who was stuck with his three grandchildren in his car that was running out of gas.

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Finally, at around 5 a.m., de-icing trucks had arrived on-scene, and were able to treat the freeze.

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