The sedan went through eight warning stop arms and one large metal barrier gate before entering wrong-way traffic, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation.

All three drivers were taken to area hospitals for treatment. The extent of their injuries was not known Friday evening.

No identities have been released.

At one point, the crash blocked the express lanes and one left lane on both sides of I-75 at the I-675 interchange. Delays stretched as far back as Bill Gardner Parkway in Locust Grove, and southbound traffic was stacked up for miles before the wreck.

GDOT crews spent most of the day making repairs to the damaged gates and didn’t reopen the lanes for southbound travel until almost 8 p.m.

Traffic was turned around after a wrong-way crash on the express lanes in Henry County. JOHN SPINK / JSPINK@AJC.COM

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