Accident creates I-85 gridlock
State troopers acknowledge a 6 o’clock hour accident on I-85 northbound this morning, and one motorist tells 101.7/WGOG that there’s gridlock for vehicles headed north between exits 2 and 4 in Oconee County.
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State troopers acknowledge a 6 o’clock hour accident on I-85 northbound this morning, and one motorist tells 101.7/WGOG that there’s gridlock for vehicles headed north between exits 2 and 4 in Oconee County.
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