Crime & Safety
Man Fatally Hit After Exiting Car After Accident: Police
A Gwinnett County man was fatally struck by a vehicle when he stepped out of his own car after an accident, police said.
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NORCROSS, GA -- The Gwinnett County Police Department Accident Investigation Unit (AIU) is investigating a pedestrian fatality that occurred early Saturday morning.
Ridwan Shirwa, 54, died as a result of his injuries. Notification has been made to his next-of-kin.
On April 27, at around 4:40 a.m., officers assigned to the West Precinct were dispatched to an accident on Interstate 85 northbound near Jimmy Carter Boulevard in unincorporated Norcross.
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Shirwa, of Lawrenceville, was involved in a minor collision on the interstate involving one other vehicle. This incident caused both vehicles to be in the right lane of vehicular travel. Based on the preliminary investigation, police say Ridwan got out of his vehicle and stepped into the roadway. While he was in the roadway, he was struck by a passing motorist.
That motorist, Victoria Allen, 30, of Lawrenceville, was driving a maroon 2007 Mitsubishi Eclipse. After her vehicle struck Ridwan, her vehicle came to a rest just north of the impact location.
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The investigation is still active.
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