Person dies in 18-wheeler crash in Monroe County

FORSYTH, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) — A person died after their vehicle struck an 18-wheeler in Monroe County early Friday.

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call that an 18-wheeler struck a passenger vehicle on I-475 southbound near mile marker 12. 

Authorities say the incident happened at around 5:13 a.m. Friday.

When deputies arrived at the scene, they found an 18-wheeler on its side off the roadway and a passenger vehicle with damage. 

Investigators say that the 18-wheeler was traveling southbound. It hit the passenger vehicle, jackknifed, and slid off the roadway killing the 18-wheeler’s driver. 

Monroe County Emergency Services pronounced the driver dead on the scene. EMS took the driver of the passenger vehicle to Navicent for minor injuries.