JACKSON COUNTY, Ga. - The driver of the tractor-trailer that Georgia State Patrol said was responsible for a fiery crash along Interstate 85 in Jackson County that claimed the lives of eight people on Monday has been arrested.

What we know:

Kane Aaron Hammock, 33, of Maysville, was arrested Monday following the six-vehicle crash that shut down all northbound lanes of I-85 in Jackson County.

He was charged with eight counts of homicide by vehicle in the second degree, feticide by vehicle, distracted driving, and following too closely, all misdemeanors. He was also charged with operating a vehicle without a current plate.

Hammock was booked into the Jackson County Jail with bond set at $93,000.

The backstory:

According to the Georgia State Patrol, Hammock was behind the wheel of the

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