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TRAFFIC UPDATE: I-20 West reopens after 2 tractor-trailers wreck in DeKalb County

The wreck shut the road down for over two hours.

Credit: DeKalb County Fire Rescue

Credit: DeKalb County Fire Rescue

The wreck shut the road down for over two hours.
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Sept 1, 2018

A wreck involving two tractor-trailers previously shut down all I-20 westbound lanes near Evans Mill Road, according to the WSB 24-hour Traffic Center.

DeKalb County Fire Rescue responded to the wreck.

Credit: DeKalb County Fire Rescue

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Credit: DeKalb County Fire Rescue

The wreck happened around 1:30 p.m. and was cleared around 4 p.m., the Traffic Center reported.

No major injuries have been reported from the accident, according to Channel 2 Action News.

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he family of a retired firefighter talked only to Channel 2 Action News after police said he killed a man at his home in the high-end Reynolds development on Lake Oconee. Chad Haufler is charged with murder.

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