Crime & Safety
Kennesaw Man Runs Into Traffic, Is Hit By Truck: ICYMI
Jesse Castillo, 25, suffers possible head injury after running into traffic early Thursday and being hit by a vehicle, authorities say.
KENNESAW, GA -- A Kennesaw man who was wanted by the law ran into traffic Thursday morning and was struck by a vehicle in Emerson, authorities said. The incident happened in front of Love's truck stop, according to Police Chief Randy Turner, who identified the man as 25-year-old Jesse Castillo.
Castillo jumped out of a broken-down car that was about to be hauled away by a tow truck, Turner said. (To get notified of more local news like this, click here to sign up for the Kennesaw Patch. Or find your Atlanta-area town here. Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app.)
"The tow truck driver came out and saw him and threatened to call 911," Turner told Patch.
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Castillo was rushed to WellStar Kennestone Hospital for treatment of a possible head injury, authorities said.
For more on this story, see Man Runs From Disabled Car, Hit By Truck In Emerson.
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