A person was killed in a multi-truck wreck on I-20 eastbound in Carroll County Wednesday. (Credit: Channel 2 Action News)
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The driver and passenger of a silver pickup truck were killed when sandwiched between three tractor-trailers.
4-truck crash kills 2, blocks I-20 east in Carroll County
10:46 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 1, 2016
Two people in a silver pickup truck were killed in a four-truck crash on I-20 eastbound just after 6 p.m. at Highway 113 in Carroll County, officials say.
The victims were identified as driver Larry Donnell Adams, 53, of Benton, La., and Peggy O’Neal, 51, of Bossier City, La., Georgia State Patrol spokeswoman Tracey Watson said Thursday.
All lanes were blocked for more than five hours, Georgia Department of Transportation spokeswoman Tracey Watson said.
All lanes were blocked on I-20 shortly before 7 p.m. after a tractor-trailer crash at Highway 113. (Credit: Georgia Department of Transportation traffic cameras)
It all happened at exit 19 and traffic was routed off the interstate at Highway 27, which is exit 11.
The deadly chain reaction started when a tractor-trailer headed eastbound struck a second tractor-trailer, which then struck the silver pickup truck, killing the driver and a passenger.
“That second tractor-trailer then crushed the pickup truck, and vaulted over the pickup truck and struck a third tractor trailer,” Watson said. “The third tractor-trailer then struck a fourth tractor-trailer.”
The driver of the first tractor-trailer was flown to the hospital and condition was not known before 10:30 p.m. Wednesday. Watson said names of the dead would be released after notification of next of kin.
Watson said charges are pending completion of the GSP Specialized Collision Reconstruction Team follow-up investigation.
Motorists traveling east on I-20 toward Atlanta from the Alabama border are strongly encouraged to use alternate routes in order to avoid extreme delays.
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Victims of I-20 tractor-trailer crash identified
Christopher Buchanan, WXIA 2:08 PM. EDT September 01, 2016
CARROLL COUNTY, Ga. -- Two people killed in a crash involving a pickup truck and several tractor-trailers on Interstate 20 Wednesday evening have been identified. Officials have confirmed that two have been killed and one airlifted after several tractor trailers and a pickup truck were involved in a chain reaction pile-up late Wednesday.
The crash began around 6:05 p.m. on eastbound I-20 at State Route 113 - also known as Temple Carrollton Road.
Initial indications are that the first tractor-trailer was traveling east when it struck another. The second tractor-trailer struck a silver pickup truck before vaulting over it and striking a third tractor-trailer. The third then struck a fourth.
Department of Public Safety officials said that the first driver was injured and airlifted to an unknown area hospital.
The driver and passenger of the pickup truck were killed. They were identified as 53-year-old Larry Donnell Adams, of Benton, La., and 51-year-old Peggy O'Neal of Bossier City, La.
Charges are pending in the accident and the Georgia State Patrol Specialized Collision Reconstruction Team (SCRT) has been called in for a follow-up investigation.
The driver of the truck was airlifted before troopers arrived on the scene and his name is not yet available.