Friday wreck on I-85 in Gwinnett leaves two critically injured

Gwinnett police arrested the driver of a vehicle that wrecked on I-85 Friday on charges of drunk driving.

Three people were injured when the driver’s SUV rolled over during a one-vehicle wreck and ejected two passengers, Cpl. Ed Ritter told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

One victim has life-threatening injuries, he said.

Police and fire department paramedics responded to the southbound accident just past Lawrenceville Suwanee Road at 10:17 a.m., Ritter said.

The name of the driver was not released.

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