Cobb Police said a pedestrian was killed Tuesday night after being hit by a vehicle on the Interstate 75 Northwest Corridor lanes at Terrell Mill Road.
Sgt. Eric Smith said that the unidentified pedestrian walked into a northbound lane near 9 p.m. Tuesday and was struck by a marked DeKalb Police patrol car driven by an off-duty officer.
The pedestrian landed on the right shoulder of the corridor after impact, and was pronounced dead on the scene by the Cobb Medical Examiner’s Office, Smith said.
Police said the man’s next of kin has been notified, and the off-duty DeKalb officer was not injured. The crash remains under investigation, and anyone with information is asked to contact Cobb Police at 770-499-3987.
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