One driver was killed and five other people were injured in a two-vehicle crash at the Georgia Highway 316 and Sugarloaf Parkway interchange in Gwinnett County early Thursday, according to WSB-TV Channel 2. The crash was reported at about 1:25 a.m.; police and fire crews remained at the scene, and the lanes reopened shortly after 4:45 a.m., the station reported.
Gwinnett County police said two vehicles were involved. The five injured people were occupants of one vehicle and were taken to hospitals, while the driver of the other vehicle died at the scene, according to WSB-TV.
The Gwinnett Daily Post article linked here was published on October 12, 2018, and concerns a separate Thursday-night wreck at the interchange; it does not confirm the current crash. Police were still working to determine what caused the crash, per the station's report.
Overnight Response Shut Down a Busy Interchange
The crash kept the interchange closed for several hours while police and fire crews responded and investigators examined the scene. WSB-TV reported that its morning coverage began at 4 a.m. and that traffic resumed on all lanes roughly 45 minutes later.
GDOT identifies broader SR 316 safety concerns
The crash occurred along a corridor that the Georgia Department of Transportation has identified as a major east-west transportation artery. According to a GDOT SR 316 planning study published in spring 2024, the highway experiences high crash rates and congestion.
The interchange connecting GA-316 and Sugarloaf Parkway is in Gwinnett County. The article references a fatal wreck reported in October 2018 near the same interchange but does not provide enough detail to compare that incident with Thursday's crash.
Cause Still Under Investigation
Authorities had not publicly identified a cause or released additional information about the people involved as of Thursday morning. Police were still working to determine what led to the collision, according to WSB-TV Channel 2.
