Man hit by car, killed trying to cross busy Marietta street

MARIETTA, Ga. — Police shut down part of a busy Marietta street to investigate a deadly crash.

NewsChopper 2 flew over the scene on Powder Springs Street near the Sandtown Road intersection. Police blocked off multiple lanes in front of the QT gas station for a few hours on Friday.

Marietta police said a person was crossing the street out of a crosswalk when they were hit by a car and died.

The driver stayed on the scene and is cooperating with police.

On Friday afternoon, police identified the victim as 63-year-old Michael Kinyon of Marietta.

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