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Johns Creek police search for driver involved in fatal hit-and-run

Victim was trying to secure a mattress to top of vehicle when struck
Investigators said the victim was tying a mattress to the top of a vehicle when he was hit by a car.
Investigators said the victim was tying a mattress to the top of a vehicle when he was hit by a car.
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June 3, 2021

Police in north Fulton County are looking for the driver who hit and killed a man with a car late Wednesday and then drove off.

Johns Creek police are still working to identify the driver and vehicle involved in the incident that left 23-year-old Richard Bartlett III dead, authorities said.

The fatal collision happened about 9:40 p.m. on McGinnis Ferry Road near the bridge over the Chattahoochee River, Johns Creek police said in a statement. Bartlett was trying to secure a mattress and box spring to the top of a vehicle when a driver crashed into him. The driver did not stop.

Witnesses told police the vehicle involved in Bartlett’s death was a dark-colored four-door sedan that may have been a black BMW. Police believe the vehicle has damage to the right bumper and hood, windshield and passenger-side door.

Anyone with information on the crash is asked to call Johns Creek police.

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Asia Simone Burns is a watchdog reporter for the AJC. Burns was formerly an intern in AJC’s newsroom and now writes about crime. She is a graduate of Samford University and has previously reported for NPR and WABE, Atlanta’s NPR member station.

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