Phillip Leon House dead and one injured in fiery crash between two tractor-trailers on Interstate 85 in Franklin County, Georgia

Modified Date: 
Sun, 08/21/2016 - 10:04am
Accident Date: 
Thursday, July 14, 2016

Both lanes open after I-85 shutdown for fiery tractor-trailer crash, highway patrol says

Both lanes of I-85 near the Georgia / South Carolina line have been cleared after a fiery crash involving two tractor-trailers.

The crash killed one person, injured another, started a fire in the woods along Interstate 85 and shut down the southbound lanes of the interstate completely for about four hours Thursday afternoon.

Driver killed in fiery tractor-trailer crash on I-85 identified

Phillip Leon House, of Georgia, was driving his tractor trailer north on Interstate 85 near the Georgia/South Carolina when his truck crossed the median, went over a cable barrier and hit a southbound tractor trailer, according to investigators. 

People Involved: 
Phillip Leon House
Roadway: 
Interstate 85

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