The Brief
- Pedestrian struck on North Fairground Street
- Victim hospitalized with life-threatening injuries
- Driver cooperating; investigation ongoing
MARIETTA, Ga. – A Marietta man was seriously injured Friday morning after being struck by a vehicle on North Fairground Street, police said.
What we know:
Officers with the Marietta Police Department’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program responded around 6:30 a.m. to the intersection of North Fairground Street and Washington Avenue. Investigators said 38-year-old David Shackelford was walking in the northbound lanes when he was hit by a northbound 2009 Ford Escape driven by a 49-year-old man, also from Marietta.…