Crime & Safety
Man Dies After Leaping From Suwanee Bridge: Police
All I-85 south lanes have since been reopened near Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road.
![Interstate 85 south traffic is impacted Thursday after someone leapt from a bridge near the Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road exit.](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/users/26200734/20231012/104749/styles/patch_image/public/traffic-3___12104605490.jpg)
SUWANEE, GA — A man was killed Thursday morning after he leapt from the Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road bridge near Interstate 85 south, Suwanee Police said.
The crash happened around 8:45 p.m. and shut down I-85 south lanes. Police identified the man as a 24-year-old Demorest resident.
Shortly after 12:45 p.m., all lanes had been reopened, according to the state transportation alert system, 511 GA.
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