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Cobb County man dies after crashing into retaining wall

Police say the collision was discovered at 4:22 a.m. by a passerby, but that it was not witnessed.
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Cobb Police are investigating after a Marietta man died in an early morning wreck near Kennesaw on Thursday. 

Police say 68-year-old James W. Wilson, of Marietta, was driving a Honda Accord north along Barrett Lakes Boulevard, just south of Big Shanty Road. 

Police say the collision was discovered at 4:22 a.m. by a passerby, but that it was not witnessed. 

Authorities say that Wilson "for unknown reasons failed to negotiate a left curve before he left the roadway and collided with a retaining wall. 

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

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