Gwinnett police investigating fatal wreck

LAWRENCEVILLE - Gwinnett County police are investigating a fatal wreck on Georgia Highway 316 that happened early Sunday morning.

Around 3:00, investigators with the Gwinnett County Accident Investigation Unit were called to a single-vehicle accident that happened near Sugarloaf Parkway.

According to the preliminary investigation, a red 2005 Ford F150 pickup was traveling westbound on Highway 316 exiting onto Sugarloaf Parkway. The driver was as 43-year old Jimmy Erwin Ferguson of Lawrenceville. Police said Ferguson negotiating a curve on the off ramp when he lost control and left the roadway. The vehicle then struck an embankment, throwing the driver, who was not wearing his seatbelt, from the truck. Ferguson, who was the only person in the vehicle, died at the scene as the result of his injuries.

Authorities said there was evidence at the scene that showed alcohol may have been a contributing factor.