Crime & Safety
Marietta Man Killed By Car
The Marietta man was attempting to cross Windy Hill Road near Benson Poole Road in Smyrna; charges are not expected to be filed.
Cobb Police are continuing to investigate a pedestrian fatality that occurred late Friday night near the intersection of Windy Hill and Benson Poole Roads in Smyrna.
According to investigators from the Cobb Police Department’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program, at approximately 11:12 p.m., 25-year-old Ralph Smith of Marietta was attempting to cross Windy Hill just north of the crosswalk and against the pedestrian control device.
Smith was crossing from the south side to the north side when he was struck by a blue 1996 Dodge Ram 1500 series pickup truck driven by Abraham Samaniego-Castor of Powder Springs.
Smith was transported to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital, and died as a result of his serious injuries on Sunday. Samaniego-Castor, 36, was not injured and is not expected to be charged according to Cobb police.
Anyone with information regarding this pedestrian fatality is asked to call police investigators at 770-499-3987.
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