Pedestrian Hit By Car On I-575 In Cherokee County

CANTON, GA — A man is in the hospital after he was hit by a vehicle Wednesday afternoon on Interstate 575 in Canton, the Cherokee Sheriff's Office said.

The Canton Police Department responded to the collision around 2:42 p.m. Aug. 1 on the northbound side of the interstate just south of Cumming Highway/Ga. 20. A preliminary investigation indicates a vehicle was traveling northbound when it swerved to avoid colliding with traffic that slowed down and struck a man who was walking away from a disabled vehicle, said sheriff's office spokesperson Jay Baker.

That pedestrian, identified as Christopher Varnadore, 35, of Andrews North Carolina, was hit while walking in the emergency lane. Another person walking next to Varnadore was not hit by the car, Baker added.

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Varnadore was transported to WellStar Kennestone Hospital and is in stable condition with several injuries. The driver of the vehicle, identified as 27-year-old Mallory Reeves of Woodstock, was not injured. No charges have been filed at this time, and the accident remains under investigation by the Cherokee Sheriff's Office Traffic Enforcement Unit.

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