Authorities say that two motorists were killed early on Friday, Nov. 22, after being struck by a vehicle on Ga. 400 as they attempted to retrieve an item that had fallen on the highway. At about 2 a.m. on Friday, Michael Sweat, 44, of Dawson County, and Kayla Howard, 25, of Dahlonega stopped their vehicles in the northbound emergency lane of Ga. 400 near Settingdown Road, attempting to look for a lost item on or near the roadway, according to a release from the Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office.