Pedestrian struck, killed in front of Gwinnett Medical Center

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — Lawrenceville police were investigating a pedestrian fatality early Thursday in front of Gwinnett Medical Center.

The person was struck by a car and killed before 6 a.m. at the intersection of Duluth Highway and Medical Center Boulevard.

Lawrenceville police dispatchers confirmed to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the person had died.

The incident was the second fatal pedestrian accident in Gwinnett County in three days.

Duluth Highway remained blocked in both directions just south of Ga. 316. at 7:15 a.m.

Early Tuesday, a man was struck and killed on the ramp from Ga. 20 to I-85 northbound.