Update published at 4:50 p.m. Wednesday, May 13:
The driver of a truck carrying trash that overturned in eastern Hall County Wednesday morning has been arrested.
The Hall County Sheriff’s Office said Richard George Harvey, age 43 of Sugar Hill, was identified as the driver of the truck that crashed on Gillsville Highway near Suggs Road at around 8:30 a.m. Investigators said Harvey was driving too fast for conditions when the crash happened.
“Harvey was driving a 2004 Volvo botail semi-truck and carrying a load of household garbage. As he traveled northbound on Gillsville Highway, he entered a curve north of Suggs Road and lost control of the vehicle,” a statement from the sheriff’s office said. “The truck overturned, dumping trash into the roadway and onto private property.”…