LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — A hit-and-run left one woman dead along a busy Gwinnett County road Friday night, police said.
Police identified the victim as 36-year-old Shantta Monette from Norcross. She was believed to have been walking past Windward Mill Elementary School at 9:15 p.m. She was also believed to be walking north on Buford Drive between Russell Road and Old Peachtree Road between 9:27 p.m. and 9:36 p.m.
Gwinnett County Police said the person was struck and killed by a vehicle near 2327 Buford Drive in Lawrenceville. The driver kept on going, according to police.
Monette was also possibly walking with two other people who were using their cellphones as flashlights, according to Gwinnett Police. She was seen on surveillance camera leaving a gas station roughly two hours before she was fatally struck by a vehicle.
Police are asking anyone who was driving in the area at that time of the incident, if anyone had had a dash camera in the area around the time of the incident, or if anyone witnessed anything to call Gwinnett County Police at 770-513-5700.
Buford Drive is a busy four lane road that runs from downtown Lawrenceville to Sugar Hill before turning into Cumming Highway.
It's unsure at this time how the person was hit by the car.
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