News
News

UPDATE: Driver takes off after hitting, killing man walking his dog, authorities say

Marvin Barnes was hit by a car and killed while walking his dog Monday morning.
Marvin Barnes was hit by a car and killed while walking his dog Monday morning.
By
Dec 4, 2018

A man was hit by a car and killed while walking his dog Monday morning in Barrow County, and authorities are now searching for the driver responsible.

Someone continued driving after hitting Marvin Barnes, 66, of Statham, according to the Barrow County Sheriff’s office. Barnes was walking his dog about 6 feet back from Jefferson Road in Statham when the car “lost control and left the roadway, striking him,” the agency said in a news release.

The dog was also hit and killed.

Sheriff’s office spokesman Maj. Ryan Sears said Tuesday the vehicle has been found but would not release the location. The search continues for the driver.

Anyone with additional information is asked to contact Investigator J.D. Gann at 770-307-7669. Those who want to remain anonymous can leave a voicemail.

In other news:

The man was hit along Silvan Road early Saturday morning

About the Author

Chelsea Prince is reporter and coach on the breaking news team.

Follow Chelsea Prince on twitter
More Stories

Keep Reading

Customers view fireworks from atop the Ponce City Market.

Credit: Zaire Breedlove

Ponce City Market celebrates July 4 from the rooftop

15m ago

Atlanta leaders eye trails as part of solution to city’s traffic woes

The 535-mile expansion plan, known as Trails ATL, aims to make the city more walkable, bringing 10-minute access to trails for 95% of city residents by 2052.

Outlawz rapper Young Noble found dead in Atlanta at age 47

Young Noble, a former member of the Outlawz rap group founded in the 1990s by Tupac Shakur, has died by apparent suicide at the age of 47, according to reports.

The Latest

Customers view fireworks from atop the Ponce City Market.

Credit: Zaire Breedlove

Ponce City Market celebrates July 4 from the rooftop

15m ago

AJC Peachtree Road Race updates: You did it!

Atlanta leaders eye trails as part of solution to city’s traffic woes

Featured

UPS driver Dan Partyka delivers an overnight package. As more people buy more goods online, the rapid and unrelenting expansion of e-commerce is causing real challenges for the Sandy-Springs based company. (Bob Andres/AJC 2022)

Credit: TNS

Amid UPS struggles, shipper makes first-ever plans to offer buyouts to drivers

UPS said in a written statement it is navigating “an unprecedented business landscape.”

Kneeling man impaled by giant straw? Towering mural leaves public mystified.

A towering mural on the side of the Connally Hotel has mystified Atlanta since 2011. Who is the kneeling man, and what's piercing him? Is it a beam of light? A drinking straw?

OPINION

I just graduated college. Will I be able to buy a house like my parents did?

A recent college grad asks: Am I going to be able to buy a home like my parents did less than 30 years ago?