Marietta police are searching for a driver who struck and killed a construction worker Saturday evening on I-75 before leaving the scene.
The fatal wreck occurred shortly before 9 p.m. in the northbound lanes of the interstate near the Delk Road interchange, according to investigators.
“The pedestrian was actually struck twice,” Marietta police spokesman Officer Chuck McPhilamy said Sunday. “The second car stopped and cooperated. The first car took off.”
The worker killed was identified as 30-year-old Martin Rivera of Chicago.
Police said he was placing signs on the shoulder of the interstate when he was struck by a black Volkswagen GTI hatchback. The impact of the collision knocked Rivera into the path of the second car, McPhilamy said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Authorities said the Volkswagen is likely missing its passenger-side mirror and may have front-end damage. The driver was last seen “abruptly” exiting I-75 onto South Marietta Parkway.
Anyone who sees the GTI or has information about the fatal hit-and-run is asked to call Marietta police at 770-794-5364.
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