The driver of a tractor-trailer that was hauling cattle was given a citation after his truck overturned Thursday, shutting down I-75 for hours and killing 10 cows, police said.
RELATED: 10 cows killed in crash that closed I-75 for hours
Cobb County police charged Nathaniel Ledford, 26, of Knoxville, Tenn., for failing to maintain his lane after he allegedly overcorrected and struck his vehicle into the end of a guard rail, according to a news release. Ledford was not injured, but 10 of the 19 cows he was hauling died.
The Georgia State Patrol and HERO units assisted in the cleanup. A section of I-75 near Ga. 92 was closed from about 5 a.m. until just after 7 a.m.
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