Ramon Carrion, 46, killed when hit-and-run driver strikes, drags him in Gwinnett County, Atlanta
Police search for driver in deadly Gwinnett County hit-and-run(link is external)
Police say Carrion, who was walking, was just feet from his home when he was struck by a SUV. They say the vehicle then dragged him a quarter mile down the road to the shopping center in the 5900 block of South Norcross Tucker Road.
Police say the driver, after realizing that it was a person they were dragging, sped away from the scene without offering help.
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