The Brief
- A man was hit and killed by a tractor-trailer early Wednesday morning on Highway 78 eastbound past Mountain Industrial Boulevard.
- DeKalb County police said the driver initially lost control, hit a guardrail, and came to a stop straddling multiple lanes of traffic.
- The victim was standing next to his disabled vehicle when a passing semi-truck struck both him and his car; the truck driver remained on scene.
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. – A man was killed early Wednesday morning after being struck by a tractor-trailer on Highway 78 in DeKalb County, according to police.
What we know:
DeKalb County Police Department officers responded around 1:44 a.m. to reports of a pedestrian hit by a vehicle on Highway 78 eastbound, just past Mountain Industrial Boulevard.…