Traffic along I-985 in Hall County was temporarily stalled Tuesday afternoon for a medical rescue.
According to the Hall County Sheriff’s Office, an ambulance carrying a pediatric patient broke down on its way to the hospital in Atlanta. In the interest of time, officials called in a medical helicopter to transport the patient.
Around 4 p.m. on April 30, law enforcement closed both the northbound and southbound lanes of the highway so the chopper could land. Traffic backed up for miles but was moving again within 15 minutes.
“It was much more expedient to call for the life-flight helicopter to land rather than wait for another ambulance to arrive,” the Hall County Sheriff’s Office explained on its social media page while also expressing gratitude to motorists for their patience.
