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Overturned truck and crash on Interstate 85 in Opelika
- Alabama
- I-20
- source: Bing
- 156 views
- Jul 18, 2024 07:06am
A major interstate in Opelika is seeing traffic delays in both directions as two separate crashes are being cleared. Interstate 85 North between exit 64 and 66 is closed due ... Read More

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Opelika Police Officer injured after patrol vehicle struck by Tesla on I-85
- Alabama
- Opelika
- I-85
- source: Bing
- 0 view
- Nov 11, 2025 02:26am
OPELIKA, Ala. (WRBL) - An Opelika Police officer is recovering after his patrol vehicle was hit by another car early Tuesday morning on Interstate 85. According to investigators, the crash happened ... Read More

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Crash into stationary roadside cruiser injures driver, Opelika police officer
- Alabama
- Opelika
- source: Bing
- 1 view
- Oct 21, 2025 07:45am
The OPD officer was responding to a single-vehicle crash on I-85 early Monday morning when his stationary patrol Tahoe was struck from behind by a Tesla. Read More

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Lanett man, employee at Auburn vet college dies following Friday morning crash on I-85 in Opelika
- Alabama
- Lanett
- I-85
- source: Bing
- 1 view
- Mar 21, 2014 08:48am
OPELIKA, Alabama -- Opelika police are investigating a fatal traffic crash that killed one person on Interstate 85 this morning. The driver, Benjamin Rice, 32, of Lanett, apparently lost control of ... Read More

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Crash shuts down portion of I-85 North in Opelika
- Alabama
- I-85
- source: Bing
- 1 view
- Sep 08, 2025 04:05am
OPELIKA, Ala. (WTVM) - An early morning crash has shut down a portion of Interstate 85 North in Opelika. The northbound lanes of the interstate are blocked near exit 64, according to ALGO Traffic, a ... Read More

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Multiple accidents on I-85 in Opelika backs traffic up for hours
- Alabama
- Opelika
- I-85
- source: Bing
- 2 views
- Mar 25, 2021 09:39am
Multiple accidents involving several cars in on I-85 this morning left Opelika commuters sitting in traffic for hours. Read More

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1 lane of I-85 SB at MM 68 (near Opelika) reopens after 18-wheeler crash
- Alabama
- Opelika
- I-85
- source: Bing
- 4 views
- Mar 09, 2016 11:31pm
Alabama State Troopers are on the scene of an overturned 18-wheeler at this hour that is blocking the southbound lanes of Interstate 85 near Opelika. The wreck is near mile marker 68. Read More
TRAFFIC ALERT: Crash closes lanes on I-85 in Opelika
- Alabama
- Opelika
- I-85
- source: Bing
- 2 views
- May 19, 2014 2:33pm
OPELIKA, AL (WSFA) - The Opelika Police Department is asking motorists to avoid Interstate 85 between mile markers 64 and 66 after a crash just north of Exit 64 Monday afternoon involving an 18 ... Read More

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One person dead following vehicle accident on Interstate 85 northbound ...
- Alabama
- Opelika
- I-85
- source: Bing
- 0 view
- Feb 07, 2019 08:49am
OPELIKA, AL (WTVM) - One person is dead following a vehicle accident Wednesday afternoon in Opelika. The Opelika Police Department and fire department responded to the accident at approximately 1 p.m. Read More
Atlanta man killed in I-85 crash near Opelika | FOX 5 Atlanta
- Alabama
- Opelika
- I-85
- source: Bing
- 3 views
- Dec 05, 2016 1:55pm
OPELIKA, Ala. (AP) - An Atlanta man has died in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 85 near Opelika. Corporal Jess Thornton of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency tells local media that 20-year ... Read More
Fatal accident on I-85 in Opelika claims life of 32-year-old man ...
- Alabama
- Opelika
- I-85
- source: Bing
- 2 views
- Mar 21, 2014 4:41pm
OPELIKA, AL (WTVM) - An early morning accident about 7:50 a.m. Friday morning on I-85 in Opelika has claimed the life of a Lanett man. Lee County Coroner Bill Harris confirms that 32-year-old ... Read More

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Major delays on I-85 in Opelika due to crash, one lane blocked
- Alabama
- I-85
- source: Bing
- 2 views
- Aug 19, 2025 08:54am
A crash on I-85 South in Opelika has one lane blocked, causing major delays for drivers Tuesday morning. The Opelika Police Department says the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is on the scene of a ... Read More

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Car crashes into highway median as President Trump's motorcade passes ...
- Alabama
- Opelika
- I-85
- source: Bing
- 3 views
- Mar 08, 2019 4:00pm
Eyewitness video taken from the side of the road shows a black SUV as it apparently lost control and hit a barrier along Interstate 85, a divided highway, near Auburn, Alabama, as President Donald ... Read More

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Lane Closure: I-85 northbound at the 19 mile-marker - WRBL
- Alabama
- Shorter
- I-85
- source: Bing
- 1 view
- Aug 29, 2021 12:43pm
OPELIKA, Ala. (WRBL) - The outside northbound lane of Interstate 85 is closed at the 19 mile-marker, approximately four miles west of Shorter, Macon County, after a single-vehicle crash. The ... Read More

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Kangaroo causes highway crash in Alabama, leads police on lengthy ...
- Alabama
- Opelika
- I-85
- source: Bing
- 3 views
- Apr 29, 2025 7:45pm
OPELIKA, Ala. - It was a wild day along Interstate 85 in Macon County, Alabama, where deputies said a two-vehicle crash had an unexpected participant - a kangaroo - which briefly led to the shut-down ... Read More

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Kangaroo crash halts traffic on Interstate 85 in Alabama - KVUE
- Alabama
- Opelika
- I-85
- source: Bing
- 2 views
- May 01, 2025 05:46am
OPELIKA, Ala. - A crash involving a kangaroo temporarily shut down both directions of Interstate 85 in Macon County on Tuesday morning, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA). Read More
Kangaroo crash halts traffic on Interstate 85 in Alabama - WLTX
- Alabama
- Opelika
- I-85
- source: Bing
- 2 views
- Apr 30, 2025 2:17pm
OPELIKA, Ala. - A crash involving a kangaroo temporarily shut down both directions of Interstate 85 in Macon County on Tuesday morning, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA ... Read More
TRAFFIC ALERT: I-85 NB shut down near Opelika - WSFA 12 News
- Alabama
- Opelika
- I-85
- source: Bing
- 2 views
- May 22, 2015 4:00pm
OPELIKA, AL (WSFA) - Interstate 85 northbound is shut down near Opelika due to an overturned tanker truck. The crash is at the Columbus Parkway exit. Traffic is being diverted off the interstate ... Read More
Opelika teen killed in I-85 crash - WSFA 12 News
- Alabama
- Opelika
- I-85
- source: Bing
- 2 views
- Jan 05, 2012 8:19pm
OPELIKA, AL (WSFA) - An Opelika teen who was killed in a one-vehicle accident Thursday afternoon is being identified. Investigators say Julia Lee Burdell, 17, was fatally injured after her Jeep ... Read More

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Smiths Station man killed in Interstate 85 car crash near Opelika
- Alabama
- Smiths Station
- Route 2005
- source: Bing
- 4 views
- Mar 26, 2020 07:15am
A Smiths Station, Alabama, man was killed Wednesday in a one-vehicle crash on Interstate 85, according to state troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. Jerry Dozier died when the 2005 ... Read More

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East Alabama father and daughter killed in crash along Interstate 85 in Opelika
- Alabama
- Northside Historic District
- I-85
- source: Bing
- 5 views
- Apr 23, 2020 4:49pm
OPELIKA, Ala. (WRBL) - Opelika police are investigating a deadly crash along Interstate 85 that claimed the lives of an east Alabama father and his daughter. Lee County Coroner Bill Harris ... Read More

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First responders on scene of I-85 crash in Opelika
- Alabama
- Opelika
- I-85
- source: Bing
- 6 views
- Apr 17, 2025 09:01am
OPELIKA, Ala ... the crash occurred in the Southbound lane of I-85 just before exit 62. The inside lane is currently blocked. An Alabama Department of Transportation ALGO traffic camera showed ... Read More

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Kangaroo causes temporary closure on I-85 in Alabama
- Alabama
- I-85
- source: Bing
- 5 views
- Apr 30, 2025 2:17pm
OPELIKA, Ala. - A crash involving a kangaroo temporarily shut down both directions of Interstate 85 in Macon County on Tuesday morning, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA). Read More

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Kangaroo causes temporary closure on I-85 in Macon County
- Alabama
- Opelika
- I-85
- source: Bing
- 5 views
- May 01, 2025 05:46am
OPELIKA, Ala. - A crash involving a kangaroo temporarily shut down both directions of Interstate 85 in Macon County on Tuesday morning, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA). Read More

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Older Opelika I85 AL User Reports

Traffic Jam on I-85
- Opelika
- Alabama
- I-85
- By anonymous
- 317
- 3 years ago
Major accident. Fire and ambulance called. Traffic moving at less than 10 mph. Open Report