UPDATE – TRAFFIC ALERT: 985 Southbound blocked

UPDATE – 2:00. ROAD AND EXIT 8 REOPENED.

HALL CO. SHERIFF’S OFFICE ORIGINAL FACEBOOK POST. 11:00 A.M.

“EXIT 8 ON I-985 SOUTHBOUND CLOSED TO TRAFFIC

HCSO has closed the ramp to Exit 8 from 985 because of wrong-way drivers turning around on the ramp to avoid congestion on the highway. The congestion is the result of a crash involving a tree on top of a vehicle at 985 south at the I-85 split. All southbound lanes are closed at that scene. Gwinnett County PD is investigating the incident.”