LOWNDES COUNTY, GA. (WTXL) - A St. Petersburg man has died following a series of crashes on I-75 in Lowndes County.
Georgia State Patrol has confirmed 43-year-old Ivan Moreira has died from his injuries.
The crash happened Thursday evening near mile marker two. According to authorities, troopers had closed the left southbound lane after a semi hit a guardrail.
As traffic was slowing, another tractor trailer, driven by Moreira, rear-ended a different rig. Moreira's truck then jackknifed and rear-ended another truck. A different semi then swerved to try to miss the accident, running off the road into the ditch.
Moreira was severely burned and airlifted to a Gainesville hospital where he later died. No other drivers were hurt and there will be no charges filed.
