Identity released of truck driver killed in I-16 crash into back of stopped 18-wheeler
A truck driver was killed Tuesday night after rear-ending a stopped tractor-trailer on Interstate 16 West near the Spring Street entrance ramp.
About 8:15 p.m., Arthur Francis, 64, of Versailles, Ohio, was headed west in the left lane when his 2015 Volvo tractor-trailer slammed into the back of another truck that had stopped in the left lane due to an earlier accident, according to a release from the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office.
Carlton Kiser, of Union City, who was driving a 2011 International tractor-trailer, had been side-swiped by a 2012 Acura DMX driven by Ahn Kim Merritt, 73, of Macon.
His emergency flashers were on following the initial accident, according to the statement.
Merritt was entering the highway when the two vehicles clipped each other.
Merritt, who was taken to the hospital to be checked, had pulled off on the right emergency lane.
Since the fatal accident involved commercial drivers, Francis’ body was taken to the GBI Regional Crime Laboratory in Macon for an autopsy, Bibb County Deputy Coroner Ronnie Miley said.
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This story was originally published January 4, 2017 at 11:01 AM with the headline "Identity released of truck driver killed in I-16 crash into back of stopped 18-wheeler."