UPDATE: Man Killed While Walking on I-285 in Sandy Springs

Photo: Jarvis Eddie Paul Cohen of Mableton. Credit: Sandy Springs Police Department

UPDATE at 3:52 p.m.: The victim in Friday morning’s pedestrian fatality has been identified as 28-year-old Jarvis Eddie Paul Cohen of Mableton.

The driver of the vehicle that struck Cohen is not being charged at this time, said Sandy Springs police spokesperson Sgt. Ron Momon.

ORIGINAL STORY

All eastbound lanes on I-285 before the Powers Ferry Road interchange are blocked due to another pedestrian fatality on the interstate in Sandy Springs.

The accident occurred around 4:30 a.m. Feb. 6 just east of the Cobb County/Sandy Springs border. A BMW X5 SUV was traveling eastbound on I-285 when it was “struck from behind by a Chevy Tahoe,” said Sandy Springs police spokesperson Sgt. Ron Momon.

The Tahoe then struck the median wall while the BMW came to a stop in the right emergency lane. Momon said the driver of the Tahoe walked across the interstate to the right emergency lane.

“The driver attempted to walk back across the interstate towards his vehicle and was struck by a vehicle,” he added. “The male driver of the Chevy Tahoe was pronounced dead at the scene.”

The driver’s identity has not been released pending notification of next of kin, Momon stated.

Friday morning’s accident comes on the heels of another pedestrian fatality occurring Jan. 22. Gayla Joyce Walker of Dunwoody was walking along the interstate at Roswell Road when she was fatally hit just before daybreak.

Her body was discovered around 6 a.m. on the westbound side of the interstate near the Roswell Road interchange.