Gwinnett motorcyclist dies after being hit by car, thrown into oncoming traffic
A motorcyclist died in Gwinnett County after he was thrown into the path of another car after a collision, police said.
Miguel Maldonado-Lemus, 70, of Lilburn was killed after a car hit him and tossed him into oncoming traffic, authorities said.
The wreck happened about 1 a.m. on Singleton Road near Thompson Parkway in unincorporated Norcross, according to police spokeswoman Cpl. Michele Pihera.
Maldonado-Lemus was trying to make a right turn onto Singleton Road from a private drive, she said. He turned in front of a Toyota Corolla traveling eastbound, and his motorcycle collided with the car, Pihera said.
Maldonado-Lemus landed in the westbound lanes, Pihera said. As he lay in the roadway, a Nissan Sentra hit him.
Both drivers remained on the scene. There were no other injuries.
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