{"id":1214,"date":"2023-09-28T20:29:30","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T20:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/?p=1214"},"modified":"2023-09-28T20:29:30","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T20:29:30","slug":"i-285-blocked-after-tractor-trailer-strikes-overpass-in-sandy-springs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/georgia-truck-accidents\/i-285-blocked-after-tractor-trailer-strikes-overpass-in-sandy-springs\/","title":{"rendered":"I-285 blocked after tractor-trailer strikes overpass in Sandy Springs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SANDY SPRINGS, GA &#8211; Traffic on I-285 was halted on Wednesday afternoon after a <a href=\"\/tag\/tractor-trailer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tractor-trailer<\/a> hit an overpass, causing serious structural damages.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox5atlanta.com\/news\/truck-crashes-into-bridge-on-interstate-285wb-near-riverside-drive\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox 5<\/a>, the truck, which was hauling an excavator at the time, struck the overpass at Mt. Vernon Parkway at about noon.<\/p>\n<p>No injuries were reported as a result of the crash. Inspectors were sent to examine the bridge, with both the interstate and the overhead structure being shut down in the process. Crews then spent the night continuing the evacuation of the bridge.<\/p>\n<p>All lanes reopened early Thursday morning.<\/p>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=1pGd1bmgM_rkWSE2TNiHimTbJ4QvlZ4s&amp;ehbc=2E312F&amp;noprof=1\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If you were involved in a truck accident in Sandy Springs, don\u2019t wait to seek help from an experienced attorney as you may be entitled to compensation. Contact Truck Accident Lawyers LLC today to discuss your options with a seasoned <a href=\"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"[&quot;5fd27e600188ed68cef5a757&quot;]\">Georgia truck accident lawyer<\/a>. We can be reached\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"[&quot;5fd27e600188ed68cef5a757&quot;]\">online<\/a>\u00a0or by phone at\u00a0<a href=\"tel:(888)774-5836\" data-feathr-click-track=\"true\" data-feathr-link-aids=\"[&quot;5fd27e600188ed68cef5a757&quot;]\">(888)774-5836<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SANDY SPRINGS, GA &#8211; Traffic on I-285 was halted on Wednesday afternoon after a tractor-trailer hit an overpass, causing serious structural damages. According to Fox 5, the truck, which was hauling an excavator at the time, struck the overpass at Mt. Vernon Parkway at about noon. No injuries were reported as a result of the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"I-285 blocked after tractor-trailer strikes overpass in Sandy Springs","_seopress_titles_desc":"SANDY SPRINGS, GA - Traffic on I-285 was halted on Wednesday afternoon after a tractor-trailer hit an overpass, causing serious structural damages.","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[18],"class_list":["post-1214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-georgia-truck-accidents","tag-tractor-trailer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1214"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1214\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1217,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1214\/revisions\/1217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/truckaccidentlawyers.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}