MARIETTA, Ga. — A man was arrested for allegedly hitting two construction workers early Sunday morning in Marietta and then running away, according to police.
Malik Branch, 23, was taken into custody March 14 and is facing several charges, including serious injury by vehicle and hit and run, which are felonies.
"Old school detective work led to the arrest of the driver responsible for striking the two construction workers on Roswell Road early Sunday morning," the department said on a Facebook post Wednesday.
It happened around 1:40 a.m. on Roswell Road under the Interstate 75 overpass, the Marietta Police Department said in a statement.
They said two construction workers, Jimmy Varraza, 38, and Oscar Aguilar, 28, were setting up a directional board for a lane closure when the driver of a 2019 Volkswagen Jetta failed to yield. The car hit the message board and the construction workers.
The driver, however, got out of the car and ran away.
Both men were taken to Grady Hospital with life-threatening injuries, and police said on Wednesday that Aguilar was released from the hospital, but Varraza is still hurt badly.
"Our investigators made contact with the registered owner and discovered it had not been reported stolen," Marietta Police spokesperson Charles McPhilamy said.
The investigation is still ongoing, and anyone with information is asked to contact Officer K. Bedford at 770-794-5364.
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