Update #1, 10/28/2015: (Lawrenceville, Georgia)  On Tuesday, October 27, at around 7:30pm, the Gwinnett County Police Department 911 Center received a call from the Hit and Run driver stating that he wanted to discuss the pedestrian fatality with police.  The lead investigator responded to 3412 Sentinel Circle in unincorporated Lawrenceville and met with Jhonatan Romero-Alvarez (age 23). 

After speaking about the incident, Romero-Alvarez was placed under arrest for Vehicular Homicide and Hit and Run (Felony).  He is currently at the Gwinnett County Jail.  (Please contact the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office regarding booking information.) 

The vehicle, maroon 2008 Honda Civic, was impounded to Gwinnett County Police Headquarters for processing. 

Original, 10/27/2015:

(Duluth, Georgia)  The Accident Investigation Unit was called in to investigate the third pedestrian fatality in less than 3 weeks.  Another similarity in these cases is that they all involve a driver fleeing the scene without stopping to render aid or call 911. 

According to OCGA 40-6-270, The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or the death of any person or in damage to a vehicle which is driven or attended by any person shall immediately stop such vehicle at the scene of the accident and shall:  Where a person injured in such accident is unconscious, appears deceased, or is otherwise unable to communicate, make every reasonable effort to ensure that emergency medical services and local law enforcement are contacted for the purpose of reporting the accident and making a request for assistance.

On Monday, October 26, at around 9:45pm, officers assigned to the Central Precinct were dispatched to a pedestrian accident on Boggs Road in unincorporated Duluth.  When the officers arrived, they found a deceased male lying in the roadway.  Two vehicles remained at the scene. 

The officers requested assistance from the Accident Investigation Unit.

The preliminary investigation revealed: 

Dante Wilson (age 22, Lawrenceville) was attempting to cross Boggs Road from the Autumn Vista Apartment Complex (1500 Boggs Road) to the Magnolia Pointe Apartment Complex (1475 Boggs Road). 

The driver of a maroon Honda was traveling on Boggs Road in the left lane toward I-85. 

The driver of a black Buick and silver Mercedes were traveling in the same direction.  The black Buick was in the right lane, and the silver Mercedes was behind the red vehicle in the left lane. 

The driver of the maroon Honda struck the pedestrian with the passenger side mirror.  The driver fled the scene without stopping to render aid or call 911.  The driver of the black Buick struck the pedestrian as he was lying in the roadway.  And, the driver of the silver Mercedes then struck the pedestrian in the roadway as well. 

Both drivers of the black Buick and silver Mercedes stopped at the scene of the accident.  They were interviewed by investigators, and their vehicles were towed to Gwinnett County Police Headquarters for processing. 

Notification has been made to the next-of-kin for Dante Wilson.  Attempts are underway to identify the driver of the maroon Honda. 

If anyone has any information to share in this case, please contact Inv. Sammander in the Accident Investigation Unit at 678 442-5629.  To remain anonymous, tipsters should contact Crime Stoppers at 404 577-TIPS (8477) or visit www.crimestoppersatlanta.org.  Crime Stoppers tipsters can receive up to $2,000 for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this case.  Case Number(s):  15-096707