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Jimmy DeLoach Parkway Closed at Morgan Lakes Industrial Boulevard in Pooler, GA: Steel Falls From a Tractor-Trailer and Shuts the Southbound Lanes, Chatham County
Steel came off a tractor-trailer on Jimmy DeLoach Parkway, and the southbound side is closed at Morgan Lakes Industrial Boulevard, the Pooler Police Department said Tuesday. Officials have no estimate for how long the closure will last, pointing to how much steel is down and how heavy it is.
Key facts
- What
- A load of steel fell from a tractor-trailer, closing a portion of the parkway
- Where
- Jimmy DeLoach Parkway at Morgan Lakes Industrial Boulevard, Pooler, Chatham County
- Lanes closed
- Southbound, shut down at Morgan Lakes Industrial Boulevard
- When
- Reported Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 18, 2026
- How long
- Unknown. No estimate has been given, because of how much steel is down and how heavy it is
- Injuries
- None mentioned in the police account
- Detour
- None published. WTOC's report said drivers should avoid the area and use an alternate route
- Agency
- Pooler Police Department, which said further updates will follow
- What happened on Jimmy DeLoach Parkway in Pooler?
- Which lanes are closed, and where exactly?
- How long will the closure last?
- Was anyone hurt in the accident?
- Who is handling the scene, and where do updates come from?
- What is still unknown about the Jimmy DeLoach Parkway closure?
- Frequently asked questions
What happened on Jimmy DeLoach Parkway in Pooler?
A portion of Jimmy DeLoach Parkway in Pooler is closed after steel came off a tractor-trailer, according to the Pooler Police Department, WTOC reported Tuesday afternoon.
It did not describe a collision between vehicles, and no other vehicle appears in its account.
The station published the report at 2:22 p.m. ET on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2026, according to the timestamp on its own page,.
No name has been attached to the driver of the tractor-trailer, no company has been named, and nobody has been reported as cited or charged. Police have not said how the load came off the trailer.
Which lanes are closed, and where exactly?
The southbound side is closed at Morgan Lakes Industrial Boulevard, police said.
That is a specific point rather than a stretch: a single named intersection on the parkway, in Pooler, in Chatham County. Police did not name a second cross street, a ramp or a mile marker to bound the closure at the other end, and they did not say how far back from the intersection traffic is being held.
The northbound lanes are not mentioned in the police account at all. Police called it a portion of the parkway and named only the southbound direction, so nothing has been published either confirming or ruling out an effect on northbound traffic.
| Detail | What has been released |
|---|---|
| Road | Jimmy DeLoach Parkway, Pooler, Chatham County |
| Closure point | At Morgan Lakes Industrial Boulevard |
| Direction | Southbound lanes shut down |
| What is on the road | A load of steel that fell from a tractor-trailer |
| Reopening time | Not known. No estimate given, because of how much steel is down and how heavy it is |
| Injuries | Not mentioned |
| Detour | None named. Police said to avoid the area and use an alternate route |
| Source of the account | Pooler Police Department, via WTOC, 2:22 p.m. ET Aug. 18, 2026 |
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How long will the closure last?
Nobody has put a time on it. WTOC reported that officials have no estimate for how long the closure will last, and pointed to how much steel is down and how heavy it is.
WTOC’s report carried a subhead saying police expect the southbound closure “could last for an extended period.” No hour, shift or target time appears anywhere in the police account.
No recovery contractor, no wrecker service and no equipment has been named.
Was anyone hurt in the accident?
No injuries are mentioned. The police account as reported describes a load falling and a road closing, and says nothing about anyone being hurt.
That is not the same as a statement that nobody was injured. Police have not addressed injuries either way, and no hospital transport, no ambulance response and no fire department response has been reported.
Who is handling the scene, and where do updates come from?
The Pooler Police Department is the agency named in the report, and it is the only agency named. No Georgia Department of Transportation involvement, no Chatham County agency and no Georgia State Patrol response has been reported.
WTOC's report said drivers should avoid the area and use an alternate route. They did not name a route to use.
Police also said additional updates will be provided as they become available. That means the next change in this story — a reopening, an injury count, a cause — is expected to come from the department itself.
This report is part of The Local Alert’s ongoing Chatham County, GA coverage. Two other Georgia road closures were reported on the same day: a left-lane closure on I-75 South in Macon for emergency roadwork and two southbound I-75 lane closures in Monroe County running Aug. 21-31.
What is still unknown about the Jimmy DeLoach Parkway closure?
- What time the load came off the tractor-trailer, and what time the closure began.
- How the steel came off the trailer. No cause has been stated.
- Whether anyone was injured. The police account does not address it.
- How long the closure will last, or when the parkway is expected to reopen. Officials have said they do not know.
- How much steel is on the roadway, in pieces or in weight.
- Whether the northbound lanes of Jimmy DeLoach Parkway are affected.
- Where the closure begins and ends, beyond the intersection with Morgan Lakes Industrial Boulevard.
- Who is removing the steel, and whether specialised recovery equipment is being brought in.
- Whether the tractor-trailer driver has been cited. Nobody has been reported as cited or charged.
- Whether any agency other than the Pooler Police Department has responded.
Frequently asked questions
Is Jimmy DeLoach Parkway closed in Pooler?
Yes. A portion of Jimmy DeLoach Parkway is closed after steel came off a tractor-trailer, the Pooler Police Department said, according to WTOC. Police said the southbound side is closed at Morgan Lakes Industrial Boulevard.
Where exactly is the Jimmy DeLoach Parkway closure?
At Morgan Lakes Industrial Boulevard, in Pooler, Chatham County. Police said the southbound side is closed at that point. No other cross street, ramp or mile marker was named in the police account reported by WTOC.
How long will Jimmy DeLoach Parkway be closed?
That is not known. Officials have no estimate for how long the closure will last, pointing to how much steel is down and how heavy it is, WTOC reported. No estimated reopening time has been published.
What caused the Jimmy DeLoach Parkway accident and closure?
Steel came off a tractor-trailer, according to the Pooler Police Department. Nothing has been released about how the load came off the trailer, and no cause has been stated. The driver has not been identified and has not been reported as cited or charged.
Was anyone hurt on Jimmy DeLoach Parkway?
No injuries are mentioned in the Pooler Police Department account reported by WTOC. That report does not say whether anyone was hurt, and no injury information has been released either way.
Are the northbound lanes of Jimmy DeLoach Parkway open?
That has not been addressed. Police described a portion of the parkway as closed and the southbound lanes as shut down at Morgan Lakes Industrial Boulevard. Nothing has been published about the northbound lanes.
Is there a detour around the Jimmy DeLoach Parkway closure?
No detour route has been published. WTOC's report said drivers should avoid the area and use an alternate route, WTOC reported, but no specific alternate route, signed detour or truck restriction was named.
Where will updates on the Jimmy DeLoach Parkway closure come from?
The Pooler Police Department. Police said additional updates will be provided as they become available, WTOC reported.
Sources
- WTOC — “Steel spill shuts down Jimmy DeLoach Parkway in Pooler,” by Shakuria Smith, published 2:22 p.m. ET, Aug. 18, 2026.
Compiled by The Local Alert Georgia Staff from the source linked above. At the time of writing this was a single-source report: WTOC (Gray Television), carrying the Pooler Police Department’s account. No second independent report of this closure was found at WSAV, WJCL or savannahnow.com, and the City of Pooler and Pooler Police Department pages could not be retrieved. The driver of the tractor-trailer is not identified and is not accused of anything. This is an active closure and details may change as officials release more information. The Local Alert is not a transportation agency, not a law enforcement agency and not a law firm. Corrections and removal requests: see our corrections policy.
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