Traffic was temporarily stalled on GA 365 in Mt.Airy late Wednesday when an 18-wheeler hauling chicken feed overturned.
Habersham County E-911 dispatched first responders to the scene around 10:36 p.m. A 911 caller reported the truck was “on its side and was leaking.”
According to the Georgia State Patrol, 24-year-old Holden Hiatt of Gillsville was driving the 2015 Peterbilt truck northbound near Cody Road when he ran off the highway and overcorrected. The truck overturned on its passenger side in the median.
Habersham County Emergency Services, sheriff’s deputies and GSP responded to the scene. Hiatt told EMS he was not hurt and refused treatment, officials say.
The state trooper investigating the crash charged Hiatt with failure to maintain lane.
The crash shut down both northbound lanes and one southbound lane of the highway near Cody Road for more than an hour.
