Two killed in I-16 wreck

Official: Accident result of smoke, fog

After public safety officials give the OK for traffic to proceed, a truck driver gives a thumbs-up to fellow motorists who were stranded on I-16 West for nearly five hours after a fatal accident and visibility problems caused by smoke and fog forced the interstate to be shut down between Highway 67 and Ash Branch Church Road Thursday morning.

031711 I-16 WRECK 01 web — After public safety officials give the OK for traffic to proceed, a truck driver gives a thumbs-up to fellow motorists who were stranded on I-16 West for nearly five hours after a fatal accident and visibility problems caused by smoke and fog forced the interstate to be shut down between Highway 67 and Ash Branch Church Road Thursday morning.

A public safety official said a mixture of smoke and early morning fog was the cause of several traffic accidents along Interstate 16 early Thursday morning, including one that killed two Brunswick men. A portion of Interstate 16 as well as a length of Ga. 67 were closed to traffic Thursday as state troopers responded to four accidents in the area and Georgia Forestry Commission employees worked to make the area safe, said Bulloch County Public Safety Director Ted Wynn. Myles Nelson Grant, 61, Fairway Oaks Drive, Brunswick, was driving a 2001 Cadillac Deville westbound near the 128 mile marker around 5:30 a.m. when he apparently encountered a wall of thick white smog, said Georgia State Patrol Post 45 Commander Sgt. Josh Lamb.

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