A driver of a tractor-trailer was killed in a wreck on I-75 southbound near the Bonny Oaks Drive exit early Monday morning.
The victim was Kenneth Mills, 59.
The cause of the tractor-trailer’s collision with the guardrail is still under investigation.
At approximately 5:51 a.m., Chattanooga Police officers responded to the traffic accident at the 700 block of I-75 southbound.
Investigators determined a tractor-trailer struck the end of a guardrail causing the trailer to jackknife.The driver of that tractor-trailer succumbed to his injuries.
Two other vehicles then struck debris in the roadway resulting from the tractor-trailer accident.
The driver of a Chevy Equinox sustained non-life threatening injuries.
An RV also struck debris in the roadway, but no injuries were reported.
The southbound lanes at the Volkswagen Drive exit were closed for several hours.