A tractor-trailer hauling 41,000 pounds of cheese overturned on Ga. 20 near the Mall of Georgia, snarling traffic at the height of the Monday morning commute, Gwinnett police said.
The truck, a Khushi Freight Carrier, was coming off the I-85 ramp onto eastbound Ga. 20 when it overturned.
Officers were dispatched to the scene just before 6:10 a.m.
Lanes did not reopen until just before 8:45 a.m.
According to police, the driver faces a charge of driving too fast for conditions. The driver has not been identified.
The accident was the second major crash of the morning in Gwinnett County.
A deadly crash temporarily blocked multiple lanes of I-85 North just north of Old Peachtree Road. Details about that crash have not been released.
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