Ga. man hit by SUV, killed outside Cookout restaurant, police say

MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. — A Georgia man was hit and killed outside a Cookout restaurant in Milledgeville over the weekend, according to WMAZ.com.

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Gerald Burge, 55, was crossing the street between the Cookout and the Ace Hardware Saturday around 9:45 p.m. when a driver in a Nissan Pathfinder hit him, according to Baldwin2K News. Burge was thrown about 65 feet, according to the outlet.

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He was taken to the hospital, where he died.

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The driver, who was not identified, was not cited because speed was not a factor, according to Baldwin2K News.

According to an obituary, Burge worked at the La Quinta Hotel as a maintenance technician.

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