64-year-old hit by SUV, seriously injured in Marietta
A 64-year-old Atlanta man was rushed to a hospital Thursday night after he stepped into the path of a passing SUV in Marietta.
Investigators do not know what caused the man, whose name was not released, to walk into traffic on South Marietta Parkway near Victory Drive. He was hit after walking “directly into the path” of a Jeep Liberty, Marietta police spokesman Investigator Joshua Madison said in a news release.
The pedestrian was taken to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital, where he was listed in critical condition Friday morning. Police are still trying to locate his family, Madison said.
The driver of the Jeep, a 79-year-old Marietta man, was not injured in the collision.
The incident remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact traffic investigators at 770-794-5357.
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