I-75 South traffic backs up after truck overturns, loses load of produce

Traffic crawled on Interstate 75 South early Tuesday after a tractor trailer flipped and spilled its cargo in Monroe County.

At about 4 a.m., the truck went off the road in the rain.

Monroe County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Sgt. Lawson Bittick said the driver was hurt and taken to the hospital after the crash near mile marker 181, not far from Rumble Road.

The truck’s cargo of produce was scattered along the shoulder as crews worked to clear the accident.

At least one lane remained blocked for about three hours, but the highway reopened by about 8:30 a.m.

Georgia Navigator had estimated it could be midafternoon before the highway was clear, but the clean up went much quicker than expected.

This story was originally published May 23, 2017 at 7:26 AM with the headline "I-75 South traffic backs up after truck overturns, loses load of produce."