Massive Texas Highway Pileup Kills 2, Injures Dozens

By

Ana Campoy

Updated Nov. 23, 2012 12:01 a.m. ET

Two people were killed and more than 80 were injured Thursday in an enormous pileup near Beaumont, Texas, that involved three separate accidents, snared more than 140 vehicles and left miles of wreckage.

The series of collisions on Highway I-10 started around 8:45 a.m. Central amid heavy fog, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office. Limited visibility combined with vehicles traveling at high speeds were the likely cause,...