GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. — Part of Interstate 85 was shut down Friday afternoon due to a wreck involving an overturned tractor-trailer and a Department of Safety Motor Carrier Compliance Department Officer.
The wreck happened around 2 p.m. in the southbound lanes of the interstate right before the Lawrenceville Suwanee Exit in Gwinnett County.
This is I-85/sb s of Hwy. 20 (Exit 115) and they are trying to keep the HOT lane open, but 🔴 GRIDLOCK ALERT for the big delays down from Hamilton Mill (Exit 120). Take Satellite, Hwy. 124, Old Peachtree, or I-985/sb. #ATLtraffic https://t.co/DJpP9fL7ir
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The Georgia State Patrol said an officer was trying to stop motorcycle that was driving recklessly.
“The preliminary investigation shows that the MCCD Officer impacted with a tractor trailer in the fourth lane from the concrete median. The trailer overturned and caught fire,” GSP said in an email to Channel 2 Action News.
GSP said the two drivers had minor injuries.
Gwinnett County police said traffic was back moving along I-85 shortly before 6 p.m.
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