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Gwinnett man convicted of deadly hit-and-run
Jhonathan Romero-Alvarez has been conviced of felony hit-and-run.
Jhonathan Romero-Alvarez has been convicted of felony hit-and-run after a three-day trial this week, the Gwinnett County District Attorney’s Office said.
Romero-Alvarez, 25, was involved in a three-car accident in 2015, and was the only driver who fled the scene, the DA’s office said.
Romero-Alvarez and two other drivers struck Dante Wilson at the intersection of Boggs Road and Magnolia Pointe Boulevard in Duluth on Oct. 26 2015. Romero-Alvarez was identified as the first driver to hit Wilson, who died at the scene of the accident.
Romero-Alvarez waited 24 hours to contact police about the accident, the DA’s office said.
After trial, Romero-Alvarez was sentenced to 44 months in prison, and a year and four months of probation.
