Two Pedestrian Construction Workers Struck By Vehicle
The Marietta Police Department’s Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Unit is currently investigating a serious injury pedestrian collision that occurred on March 12, 2023, at approximately 1:40 AM on Roswell Road under the I-75 overpass.
The initial on-scene investigation revealed that two construction workers, thirty-eight-year-old Jimmy Varraza, and twenty-eight-year-old Oscar Aguilar, both from Metro Atlanta, were out of their vehicle setting up a traffic directional board for a lane closure. A gray 2019 Volkswagen Jetta, traveling Eastbound on Roswell Road, failed to yield to the lane closure and struck the message board and both pedestrian construction workers. The driver of the Volkswagen stopped at the scene and then fled on foot before first responders arrived. Varraza and Aguilar were both transported to Grady Memorial Hospital with life threatening injuries. The driver of the 2019 VW Jetta has not been identified at this time.
The investigation is ongoing and anyone with information is urged to contact Officer K. Bedford at (770) 794-5364.
Please keep everyone touched by this tragic crash in your prayers!
