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The driver who was killed in an 18 wheeler accident on Hwy. 79 Tuesday has been identified by the Coroner as James Lee “Jim” Harvill, age 56, of Waskom, Texas.  It happened on Tuesday when two 18-wheelers collided. Citations are pending against the driver of an 18-wheeler involved in the wreck that killed Harvill. That driver is Larry Gatson II, 25, of Spearsville. Hwy. 79 was closed between Buncombe Road and Hwy. 80 for several hours, reopening around 6 p.m. Tuesday.