Man Dies After Being Run Over By Tractor-Trailer In Kennesaw

KENNESAW, GA -- Police in Cobb County are investigating a fatal accident in which a man was killed when a tractor-trailer backed over him. The incident occurred Wednesday in the 2400 block of Barrett Lakes Boulevard in Kennesaw.

Investigators said the incident happened in the transfer yard of R&L Carriers. (SIGN UP: Get Patch's Daily Newsletter and Real Time News Alerts. Or, if you have an iPhone, download the free Patch app.)

There was where a green 2016 Kenworth truck tractor driven by 47-year-old Demarco Farley was already connected to a semi-trailer. Cobb police said that a fifth wheel dolly was connected to the rear of the semi-trailer so that it could connect to a second trailer.

Trying to connect to the dolly, Farley began to back his tractor-trailer toward a second trailer -- but then he realized that he had collided with something. That's when he discovered that the dolly had run over Kenneth Scogin, 51, and pushed him into the second trailer.

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Scogin died from the injuries he sustained in the collision, Cobb police said. Farley was not hurt in the incident.

"Investigators believe Scogin walked into the path of the backing tractor trailer in an attempt to move a
safety pole at the front of the second trailer," Cobb police Lt. Nathan McCreary said in a news release. No charges are expected to be filed, he said.

This collision remains under investigation and anyone with information is requested to contact the Cobb
County Police Department at (770) 499-3987.

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