Crime & Safety
UPDATED: One Killed in Morning Accident
GCPD investigating fatal collision at Peachtree Industrial Boulevard and First Avenue in Sugar Hill.
One person is dead after an early morning accident in Sugar Hill. Two other people were hospitalized as a result of the 7 a.m. collision.
Gwinnett County Police say the driver of a blue Chrysler 300 traveling southbound on Peachtree Industrial Boulevard was attempting to turn left onto First Avenue in Sugar Hill when the vehicle was struck by a northbound black Jeep Grand Cherokee.
A passenger in the Chrysler died as a result of injuries sustained in the accident. Police have identified the victim as 15-year-old Jonathan Campbell of Buford. The drivers of both vehicles were transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
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The driver of the Jeep Grand Cherokee, Jhony C. Velasquez of Duluth, has been charged with driving without a valid license. No charges have been filed against the driver of the Chrysler, 17-year-old Rebecca Campbell.
Two other vehicles were damaged in a secondary collision which resulted from the initial accident.
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GCPD public information officer Cpl. Edwin Ritter said the accident remains under investigation. Speed and alcohol are not believed to be a factor, according to police.
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