Police on the lookout for abandoned vehicles along I-10

at ten. abandoned vehicles are a regular feature along el paso’s freeways. parked on the shoulder, left for days, becoming potential traffic hazards for thousands of drivers. after seeing one vehicle in the same spot for more than a week, abc-7’s darren hunt asked went looking for answers. it’s the worst place to break down … on the freeway! in addition to compromising your own safety, those who leave vehicles behind on the shoulder create a safety hazard for other drivers. “try to get em off the freewa as soon as you can … as far as the police department, we’ll give em a 10 hour notice, if we go out there on a complaint, or an officer happens to spot em, we’ll tag the car with a big orange notice advising them they have 10 hours to move the vehicle.” under the transportation code a “vehicle may be impounded wit no time restriction if disabled and owner under the transportation code a “vehicle may be impounded wit no time restriction if disabled and owner not within the vicinity … or if unattended and reasonable grounds to believe it’s been abandoned longer than 48 hours.” ” hopefully it’ll be done b then, if not, we get another complaint and the vehicle will then be towed.” during a drive to work along i-10 monday morning i spotted five cars abandoned on the freeway … but none with an orange notice for removal within 10 hours. “this pontiac solstice has been sitting here on i-10 west near the executive center exit since november first, last sunday … for eight days now!” “how can a vehicle like this be left for an entire week like that?” “well, i mean it just depends if somebody can call on it and let us know its there.” ” it seems like most people should be able to arrange something within 24-48 hours to get off the freeway right?” “that’s more than ample time to make arrangements to get a vehicle moved from the freeway.” the pontiac left near executive has since been picked up. sergeant carrillo said if you don’t move your car, and police end up towing it off, there will be heavy impound and storage fees to pay. txdot officials told us if they spot an abandoned car on the freeway, they alert police, but it’s up to them to remove it. if you spot an abandoned vehicle on the freeway for more than a day, alert police so they can have it towed. today most of the gop candidates were back on the campaign trail hoping to build some momentum from last night. this is coverage of your voice — your vote. there was no clear winner in the fourth gop debate. the fox business/wall street journal moderators kept the focus on policy and there were very few fireworks. donald