For more than eight hours Thursday morning, a deadly hit-and-run investigation involving a pedestrian shut down I-75 South in Clayton County.

According to police, a vehicle hit and killed the man just past the I-285 interchange. The victim’s name and a description of the vehicle have not been released.

The WSB 24-hour Traffic Center first reported closures on I-75 about 2 a.m.  During the peak of the Thursday morning rush, only one left lane was open.

At 10:20 a.m., lanes reopened after investigators with the GBI Medical Examiner cleared the scene.

Police are not releasing any further information as the investigation is ongoing, a Clayton police spokeswoman told AJC.com.

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In other news:

It happened near the Union County Airport in Blairsville just after 7:30 Wednesday night.

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Julian Conley listens during opening statements in his trial at Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. The 25-year-old is accused of fatally shooting 8-year-old Secoriea Turner in July 2020. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)

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