TRAFFIC UPDATE: I-285 reopens after chain-reaction crash, but delays remain
Eastbound lanes of I-285 have reopened, hours after a chain-reaction crash involving a Dunwoody police SUV.
Lanes had been closed since just before 10:45 a.m. Friday.
RED ALERT: Dekalb Co.: Crash: I-285/eb (inner loop) east of Chamblee Dunwoody Rd. (exit 30) All Lanes are Blocked. Delays. Use I-75/85 or GA-400/sb to I-85/nb. Delays. https://t.co/MhPvicYKPN #ATLTraffic pic.twitter.com/TsXCIx8r99
— AJC WSB Traffic (@ajcwsbtraffic) May 31, 2019
Dunwoody police said an officer was working a wreck on the right shoulder of the Perimeter near Chamblee Dunwoody Road. As traffic slowed, a tractor-trailer hit another vehicle, causing the chain-reaction crash, agency spokesman Sgt. Robert Parsons said.
The driver of the truck was the only person injured in the collision, he said. They were taken to a nearby hospital.
Inner loop traffic was brought to a standstill through Dunwoody, and onlooker delays grew on the outer loop.
Eastbound drivers were eventually forced off the interstate at Chamblee Dunwoody Road, according to DeKalb County officials.
All traffic 285 eb is still being diverted onto Chamblee Dunwoody due to a crash involving a flat bed tractor trailer that lost part of its load, a Dunwoody police SUV, and 2 other vehicles. Only injury was to truck driver who was taken to the hospital. Avoid 285 eb! pic.twitter.com/R9lsk1pM3b
— Jason Durden (@JasonDurdenWSB) May 31, 2019
“Lingering delays and backups will continue,” the DeKalb County Emergency Management Agency said when the interstate reopened about 1:15 p.m.
I-285 eastbound has reopened. Lingering delays and backups will continue. https://t.co/uAzAVsbw1n
— DeKalb County EMA (@DeKalbCountyEMA) May 31, 2019
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