Monday, November 14, 2011
Man jumps 23 feet from a bridge at Pleasant Hill Road into traffic on Interstate 85, police said.
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Monday, November 14, 2011
A man jumped from the Pleasant Hill Road bridge onto I-85 traffic Monday, Gwinnett County police said. He wasn't hit by a vehicle, but was injured in the fall. The man, about 25 years old and Hispanic, fell about 23 feet, Cpl. Jake Smith said in an email. Four lanes of I-85 south were shut down temporarily. The extent of the man's injuries weren't yet known, Smith said in an email at 6:50 p.m. Monday.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Approved project will install more cameras and monitoring capabilities to Pleasant Hill Road.
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Wednesday, July 20, 2011
A six-mile stretch of Pleasant Hill Road between Lawrenceville and Buford highways, including parts of Lilburn, will see more traffic monitoring, the county announced this week. On Tuesday, the county Board of Commissioners approved a $847,668 project that will install cameras and fiber optic cables to allow the Gwinnett Traffic Control Center to monitor and react to the highly congested area. Part of the project, awarded to R.J. Haynie, Inc., also includes three miles of Ga. 20 near the Mall of Georgia. The work will be paid for with state transportation and 2009 SPLOST funds. The cameras will be integrated into the Department of Transportation’s GC Smart Commute program, which can be accessed by residents who want to see live traffic …
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Outpouring palpable throughout the Berkmar community after the death of Agustin Cortes.
Social-networking web sites, a teenager's preferred means of corresponding these days, took on a numbing, somber tone Thursday. Following the death of Berkmar High student Agustin Cortes by a hit-and-run driver Tuesday night in Duluth, the emotional outpouring from those who knew the 17-year-old was palpable. "You were the sweetest person I ever met," one student posted on Facebook. "RIP — We'll always remember you," said another posting. There were dozens more. One male student remembered Cortes as his "closest and truest friend," reflecting on the memories they shared and wishing they could have grown up making more. Another student suggested that everyone wear black to school Friday in honor of Cortes. Yet another student posted that he…
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Berkmar High School
405 Pleasant Hill Rd NW, Lilburn, GA
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Grief counselors help students cope with loss of Agustin Cortes, 17.
Regular traffic rolled Thursday morning just after sunrise over the macabre orange paint that outlined where the body of 17-year-old Agustin Cortes ended up on Pleasant Hill Road Tuesday night, the victim of a hit-and-run driver. Reports say he was found with his skateboard and iPod on the Pleasant Hill pavement near the intersection with Gwinnett Place Drive around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. It's a dark intersection at night, and, according to police, Cortes was wearing blue jeans, a black hooded jacket and a red knit cap. Also Thursday morning, just four miles east of the orange markings, on the same stretch of pavement, Berkmar High School students were finding out about Cortes' death at the hands of a careless driver, who has yet to be …
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Approximate location of hit-and-run.
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