Pedestrian Struck By Car In Marietta Expected To Survive

MARIETTA, GA — Police identified the pedestrian who was struck by a car in Marietta on Sunday and left with life-threatening injuries, which police say he is expected to survive.

Abraham Pelico-Perez, 35, walked in front of an oncoming car "for reasons unknown" outside the crosswalk on Powder Springs Road just before 6:30 a.m. Sunday, Marietta police spokesperson Officer Chuck McPhilamy said. He was hit by a 2007 Hyundai Tiburon with 26-year-old Victor Pedroza, of Marietta, behind the wheel.

Pelico-Perez was taken to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital. McPhilamy said Monday Pelico-Perez is still unconscious but "is now in stable condition at the hospital."

"We are told he is expected to survive his injuries," he said.

The incident remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to call Marietta police investigator Sgt. Brian Honea at 770-794-5344.