Crime & Safety

Buford Woman Killed While Crossing I-85

Deceased struck by car as she attempted to cross the southbound lanes.

A Buford woman is dead after attempting to cross I-85 early Friday morning.

Police say 39-year-old Jade Christensen of Buford crossed the northbound lanes of I-85 just south of Buford Drive and was attempting to cross the southbound lanes at approximately 12:45 a.m. when she was struck by a 2004 GMC Envoy driven by a 64-year-old Georgia man.

Christensen died at the scene as a result of injuries sustained in the collision.

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Officers with the Gwinnett County Police Department Accident Investigation Unit (AIU) believe Christensen was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident.

The accident remains under investigation.

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Just two days ago, 35-year-old . The preliminary investigation showed that Cross lost control of his motorcycle after striking the tire tread. Cross fell off the motorcycle and came to rest in the path of a tractor-trailer traveling northbound in the center lane. The driver of the tractor-trailer was unable to stop his vehicle and ran over Cross.

Cross was transported to Gwinnett Medical Center where he died from injuries sustained in the accident.


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