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Contractor painting North Druid Hills Road hit, killed

Roy Rowland, 56, was hit while he was painting North Druid Hills Road for upcoming waterline repairs, according to DeKalb police.
Roy Rowland, 56, was hit while he was painting North Druid Hills Road for upcoming waterline repairs, according to DeKalb police.
By Chelsea Prince
Oct 9, 2018

A contractor painting a road was killed in the North Druid Hills neighborhood of Atlanta when he was hit by a car Saturday morning.

DeKalb County police said the victim, 56-year-old Roy Rowland, was marking North Druid Hills Road with paint for upcoming waterline repairs. He was hit near the intersection of Kittredge Park Drive near a Target shopping center by a driver headed east.

Rowland was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. He worked for a private company contracted with DeKalb County.

“There are no charges pending at this time and the investigation is still ongoing,” DeKalb police spokesman Sgt. J.D. Spencer said in a statement.

No other details were released.

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