Crime & Safety

Jackknifed Big Rig Closes One Lane of US 78 Eastbound at Dials Mill Road

Oconee County Sheriff's deputies and Georgia State Patrol troopers directed traffic near Prince Avenue Christian School Wednesday afternoon.

Around 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, a tractor trailer headed eastbound on US 78 veered off of the highway at Dials Mill Road and jackknifed, reducing the flow of traffic to one lane. By 5 p.m. it was all clear.

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