Lanes reopened after fatal tractor-trailer crash on I-16 in Macon near Coliseum Drive

GSP confirmed that a tractor-trailer left the roadway and overturned on I-16 East near mile marker 1. No other vehicles were involved.

(UPDATE 8/6/2025 at 11:10 a.m.) All lanes of I-16 East are currently back open, according to a Georgia State Patrol.

(ORIGINAL 8/6/2025 at 7:30 a.m.)

MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT-DT) – A man is dead after a tractor-trailer crash on Interstate 16 early Wednesday morning.

The wreck happened at 5:37 a.m. on I-16 eastbound at Coliseum Drive, shutting down all lanes near the State Route 87/U.S. 80/Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard exit on August 6. The truck, which was pulling tandem trailers, left the roadway and traveled onto the left shoulder, hitting a construction barrier. It then moved across to the right shoulder and struck another barrier before coming to a stop.

According to Bibb County Deputy Coroner Lonnie Miley, emergency crews had to extricate the driver from the wrecked vehicle. The driver, identified as Donnye Culbreth of Hinesville, was pronounced dead at the scene at 6:45 a.m. Next of kin has been notified.

All eastbound lanes in the area remain closed as authorities investigate and work to clear the scene. The Georgia Department of Transportation is urging drivers to avoid the area and use alternate routes.

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