JOHNS CREEK, Ga. — Just over one month after a hit-and-run incident claimed the life of a 23-year old man helping a friend move, police and family members are offering a reward for information on the incident.
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On June 2, Richard Bartlett III was in the process of moving to a new home. He had put a mattress on top of a friend’s car, but it had come loose so the friend pulled over on the side of the road. Richard had pulled over behind his friend and his mother was in a car behind them both.
Family members said Richard was adjusting and tying the load when he was hit by a passing car.
The only description investigators were able to put together was that of a dark colored or black, four door sedan which was seen driving away from the incident.
Johns Creek Police have tried several different ways to get information on the crash, but thus far they’ve not been able to find the driver. The department says they are going to drive through the community with a mobile digital sign to help bring attention to the unsolved crime.
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Bartlett is the son of Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Deputy Tamara Bartlett and the brother of Pittsburgh Steelers defensive end Stephon Tuitt.
His mother is also posting a $10,000 reward for information on her son’s death and her co-workers at the Sheriff’s Office are also doing their best to help get the word out.
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Channel 2′s Tony Thomas spoke to Bartlett’s mom in June. She was standing right next to her son when he was hit.
“One minute my child is alive. The next minute, somebody’s speeding and not paying attention and killed my child,” Tamara Bartlett said.
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Johns Creek Police and the Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Office are asking anyone who might have seen or knows anything about this incident to please contact them or Crime Stoppers Greater Atlanta, who is adding another $2,000 to the reward for information that might lead to an arrest.
The phone number for Crime Stoppers is 404-577-8477(TIPS)
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