A man fleeing police custody on Centennial Olympic Park Drive was hit by a car Friday, police say.
An Atlanta police officer was transferring a suspect back to the CNN center precinct for processing, Lukasz Sajdak, a spokesman for Atlanta police, said.
While inside the transport wagon, the handcuffed man broke free from police custody and ran into traffic outside Phillips Arena, where he was struck by a passing motorist, Sajdak said.
The man, whose identity has not yet been released, was bleeding from the head and transported to Grady Hospital
The incident is under investigation.
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