Crime & Safety
Pedestrian Killed on North Marietta Parkway
A woman was struck by multiple vehicles shortly before 7 p.m. Saturday.
Update: The injured woman died early Sunday. She was identified as Rochelle Brown, 53, and according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, she was visiting friends in Marietta when she decided to cross North Marietta Parkway to a store on foot.
The report said Brown was hit by at least three vehicles on a portion of the road where there is no crosswalk.
Original report:
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A pedestrian crossing North Marietta Parkway near Allgood Road Saturday night is in critical condition, according to Marietta Police.
Police said that shortly before 7 p.m., the adult female was struck by a truck, whose driver remained on the scene, and she was hit again, possibly by two or three more vehicles, which did not stop.
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Traffic on North Marietta Parkway between Fairground Street and Hunt Street was closed for a time.
The victim, whose name is being withheld pending notification of family, was taken to WellStar Kennestone Hospital.
Anyone with information about the accident is asked to contact Marietta Police Officer Stephen Miller at 770-794-5357.
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