The Brief
- Cesar Marquez was struck and killed while walking home from a MARTA station.
- Juan Jiminez was arrested and charged with DUI and vehicular homicide.
- Coworkers are calling for safety improvements at the dark intersection where the crash occurred.
DORAVILLE, Ga. – Coworkers are mourning a 21-year-old restaurant employee who was struck and killed by an alleged drunk driver while walking home from a MARTA station in Doraville.
What they’re saying:
Cesar Marquez, known to friends and colleagues as “Alonso,” was a kitchen worker at the Steamhouse Lounge. His manager, Holly Webb, described him as a positive, hardworking young man who had journeyed from Peru to the United States in search of a better life. At the time of his death, he was in the process of becoming a U.S. citizen.…