Jonesboro teen in coma after being hit by car

A Jonesboro teenager is still in a coma after being struck Oct. 4 while walking home along Ga. 54, Clayton County police said. The car left the scene.

Capt. Greg Dickens said Kail Barnaby, 17, is in a coma at Grady Memorial Hospital after he was hit by a car that also hit his friend. Devontay Tace, 16, also of Jonesboro, was treated for injuries and released from Southern Regional Medical Center after the hit-and-run.

Dickens said the pair were returning home about 9:45 p.m. from the Quik Trip at Ga. 54 and Tara Boulevard. The two were walking along the shoulder of Ga. 54 with their backs to traffic when a vehicle hit them both near the entrance to Town Gate subdivision, Dickens said.

Dickens said police don’t have a vehicle description but that it would show damage to the front and passenger side.

Anyone with information is asked to call Det. James Walker at 770-477-3780 or the Clayton police department at 770-477-3648.