Update on April 23, 2025 @ 4 p.m.
The Georgia State Patrol (GSP) has provided an update on a collision between two tractor trailers Wednesday morning.
According to GSP, they responded to the scene in the Banks Crossing area on Interstate 85 southbound at around 6 a.m.
After an investigation it was determined that a Freightliner driven by 32-year-old Derek Corbin of Maryland was traveling south while another Freightliner was parked on the shoulder experiencing a mechanical problem.
Corbin failed to maintain his lane and hit the rear of the parked Freightliner according to authorities.
The parked Freightliner was occupied by 48-year-old Humumed Ali of Ohio.
Corbin was uninjured and cited for failure to maintain lane while Ali was transported by Banks County EMS due to a complaint of injury.
Containers of cherries from Corbin’s trailer spilled onto the interstate due to the crash and the right lane and the exit 149 southbound ramp were shut down until just before 10 a.m.
Update on April 23, 2025 @ 10:25 a.m.:
Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) devices have indicated that all travel lanes are open. The cause for this morning's tractor trailer collision on Interstate 85 southbound lanes at exit 149 remains under investigation by Georgia State Patrol (GSP).
Original story published on April 23, 2025 @ 8:05 a.m.:
A Wednesday morning rush hour collision between two tractor trailers left commuters with limited lane access and a big mess along Interstate 85 in Banks County.
AccessWDUN reported the traffic wreck in Commerce early Wednesday, after two tractor trailers made contact in the right lane, leaving debris of packaged produce from one vehicle in that lane and along the right shoulder of I-85's southbound lanes by exit 149.
Eyewitness accounts about the crash were reported to WDUN's Traffic Center that the accident occurred after 6:00 a.m. Georgia State Patrol (GSP) and other safety departments were on site forcing traffic into one far left lane, while crews continued to clear the debris.
Cause for the accident remains under GSP investigation, but no injuries have been reported as of this publication.
