Truck driver uninjured when rig overturns

Trash spilled from the overturned truck, causing quite a mess. It took several hours to clean it up. The Exit 20 off-ramp reopened around noon on Nov. 29, 2022. (HCSO)

A tractor-trailer driver walked away uninjured after his rig overturned on an I-985 off-ramp in Hall County.

Authorities say 41-year-old Laurent Lalanne of Gainesville was hauling trash when the accident occurred around 10:10 a.m. Tuesday.

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The wreck shut down the I-985 northbound Exit 20 (GA 60/Candler Road) for several hours as crews worked to clear the scene.

Hall County deputies cited Lalanne for failure to maintain lane and driving too fast for conditions.