Saturday, July 7, 2012
An 11-year-old boy and 15-year-old girl were seriously injured Friday afternoon when an inner tube they were on was hit by a Jet Ski.
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Saturday, July 7, 2012
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources is reporting that two children were injured on Lake Lanier Friday afternoon when a Jet Ski rode over the inner tube they were riding on. The accident is reported to have taken place near Van Pugh Park at the end of Gaines Ferry Road at about 3 p.m. "Right now we have that a 38-year-old male on a personal watercraft ran over two youth being pulled behind a pontoon on a tube. Youth are a 11-year-old male and a 15-year-old female," said Melissa Cumming, spokesperson with the DNR, Wildlife Resources division. Two DNR agents were nearby and were able to pull one of the children from the water and a nearby boater helped rescue the other child. Cumming said the 11-year-old has critical injuries and was …
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Severe head injury sustained as a result of the collision
From a Gwinnett County Police Department Media Release: On Friday, June 1, 2012, at approximately 6:20 p.m., officers from the Gwinnett County Police Department reported to a call of person struck by a vehicle at 1652 Eldonlas Ct. in the Mountain Park area of Gwinnett County. The victim, an 11 year old female, sustained a head injury as a result of the collision. It was determined that the child was on a bicycle and was exiting a driveway onto the road when the collision occurred. Though the driver was able to stop, the child struck the side of the vehicle hitting her head; she was not wearing a helmet at the time of the collision and was transported to an area hospital for evaluation. Updates on her current condition are not available at …
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Accident occurred near Macy’s department store.
A child was injured after falling on an escalator at the Mall of Georgia Wednesday evening. The Dec. 28 accident occurred at approximately 7 p.m. near Macy’s. According to Gwinnett Fire and Emergency Services public information officer Capt. Tommy Rutledge, a small child fell from a stroller while on the escalator. The child, whose age and gender was not released, was transported to Scottish Rite Hospital for evaluation of minor injuries, Rutledge said. Attempts to reach mall officials for comment were unsuccessful. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) warns that children should not be brought onto escalators in strollers, walkers, or carts. Officials recommend using elevators when transporting a child in a stroller.
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
SUV sent to hospital, but no one on the bus was injured.
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Wednesday, August 10, 2011
A traffic accident involving a sports utility vehicle and a school bus carrying special-needs students occurred at the intersection of Oak Road and River Drive Wednesday afternoon, according to Gwinnett Police. Cpl. Jake Smith reported that no one on the bus, including five students, was injured, but the driver of the SUV was taken to the hospital with "non-life-threatening" injuries. Smith said more information would be released later, perhaps Thursday. "I don't know who is at fault at this point," he added The Gwinnett Daily Post, citing a spokesman from Gwinnett County Schools, reported there were seven people aboard the bus — including five students from Gwin Oaks Elementary School in Lawrenceville. The wreck happened at 2:48 p.m. in …
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Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Officials say results of autopsy revealed 37-year-old man who went missing in the water at Lake Lanier Saturday died as a result of drowning.
The death of the man who went missing at Lake Buford Park at Lake Lanier Saturday and was located in the water two days later has been ruled an accidental drowning. Following an autopsy Tuesday, Ted Bailey, chief forensic investigator with the Gwinnett County Medical Examiner's office, said Ciro Jimenez-Beltran, 37, died as the result of accidental drowning. Beltran went missing Saturday following a baptism at Buford Lake Park. He was allegedly last seen wading in the water at about 6 p.m. After a two-day search by several agencies, the victim’s body was located in the water Monday morning by Gwinnett County Fire and Emergency Services. WSB TV in Atlanta reported that family members of Beltran are questioning the circumstances surrounding …
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Man was listed in critical condition.
Police are looking for help in identifying a man who was struck by an SUV Wednesday evening at the intersection of Lawrenceville Highway (U.S. 29) and Bethesda School Road. Gwinnett Police Public Information Officer Jake Smith reported that an Asian man, around 5-foot-8 and 200 pounds and "estimated to be in his mid-20s to mid-30s," was struck at around 5:20 p.m. while crossing the busy intersection located in unincorporated Lawrenceville, just north of Ronald Reagan Parkway. The man, who had no identification on him, was in critical condition at a local hospital, according to Smith. The driver of the SUV remained at the scene and no charges are expected to be filed, Smith said. Police say the man was wearing a blue hooded sweatshirt, blue…
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