Pedestrian Luci James Yarborough Turner, 71, struck and killed in collision with alleged carjacker Kristie Renee Nesby, 43, on Cobb Parkway in Marietta, Georgia
Modified Date:
Sat, 05/04/2019 - 11:55amAccident Date:
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
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According to police, the incident started around 6 a.m. when the suspect was involved in a hit-and-run crash on I-75 near I-575 in Cobb County. The woman allegedly continued on without stopping to the intersection of Cobb Parkway and Bells Ferry Road, where she drove up onto the sidewalk and fatally struck a pedestrian.
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Nesby made it to Atlanta, wrecked her car, got out of that vehicle and ran down Ponce de Leon Avenue with the gun, Chilton said.
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Luci James Yarborough Turner, 71, of Marietta, was walking on a sidewalk on Cobb Parkway just before 6:15 a.m. Wednesday when Kristie Renee Nesby “intentionally left her lane of travel” and hit Turner without stopping, Cobb County police Officer Alicia Chilton said.
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Type: Pedestrian Accident
People Involved:
Kristie Renee Nesby
Luci James Yarborough Turner
Roadway:
Cobb ParkwayCity:
Marietta, GACounty:
Cobb County, GAArea:
Atlanta, GA
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