Crime & Safety
Suspect in Deadly Norcross Hit-And-Run Arrested
The female victim's name has still not been released as family members are being notified, police said.
NORCROSS, GA — A Lilburn man has been arrested in a Norcross hit-and-run case in which a woman was killed on Sunday.
Carlos Hernandez-Tecata, 44, is charged with driving without a license, felony hit and run and felony vehicular homicide, Gwinnett County Police said Tuesday.
The identity of the female victim was still being withheld Tuesday until family members have been notified.
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The incident happened at about 9:30 p.m. in the 6100 block of South Norcross Tucker Road.
When police arrived, they discovered the victim lying in the roadway.
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Investigation revealed that the woman was hit by a dark colored pickup truck, police say. After the truck hit her, it drove off.
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