Georgia Truck Fatality in Morgan County

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A fatal accident Monday shut down westbound traffic on Interstate 20 near Rutledge for nearly three hours.
According to Georgia State Patrol Senior Trooper Larry Seabolt, Larry Jones, 49, Fayetteville, Ga., died instantly when the 2008 Suzuki Forenza he was driving eastbound on Interstate 20 crossed through the median and struck the side of a tanker truck.

Seabolt said the accident occurred at approximately 9:30 a.m. east of the Rutledge/ Newborn exit. Westbound traffic was re-routed off Interstate 20 at the Rutledge/Newborn exit while emergency workers removed debris from the collision.
David Matthew White, 48, Decatur, was driving the 2009 Freightliner transfer truck that Jones’ Suzuki struck but was not injured in the accident.

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