Suwanee, GA : Buford woman arrested in deadly Suwanee wreck that shut down I-85 on Friday, 24th January, 2020

Police charged a 28-year-old woman with homicide by vehicle and other traffic charges after she was involved in an accident that killed two commercial truck drivers and shut down Interstate 85 for several hours Friday morning.

Police said Leah Knox was arrested and transported to the Gwinnett County Jail after being released from the hospital. Police charged her with homicide by vehicle, failure to maintain lane and driving too fast for conditions. Police said alcohol consumption does not appear to be a contributing factor, however speed and weather conditions are being investigated.

Gwinnett County police officers responded at 1:30 a.m. on Friday to the crash on I-85 southbound between Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road and Old Peachtree Road in unincorporated Suwanee. Officers saw three vehicles involved in the crash, two tractor-trailers and Knox's grey 2009 Mitsubishi Eclipse.

Police said the drivers of both commercial tractor trailers were dead. The victims were 63-year-old Stockbridge man Robert Kent and 50-year-old Decatur man Raymond Samuel. Knox was transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

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