Police: Gwinnett officer hits, kills pedestrian in Norcross
A man was killed after being struck by a Gwinnett County police officer on a busy Norcross road early Sunday morning, according to authorities.
The crash happened around 3:30 a.m. as an officer assigned to the West Precinct drove along Brook Hollow Parkway near the intersection with Mitchell Road, police said. The pedestrian, identified as 48-year-old Ramon Perez of Lawrenceville, was walking in the road when the patrol vehicle struck him, police said.
The Georgia State Patrol, which is investigating the crash, said the officer tried unsuccessfully to avoid hitting the pedestrian by steering to the left. After the impact, the patrol car left the road, went up an embankment and struck a tree and fence.
The officer, who was on duty, immediately began first aid until emergency medical personnel arrived, but Perez died at the scene, according to authorities. The officer also sustained a minor injury.
No other details were released about the incident.
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