MARIETTA, Ga. — Police are investigating after a teenager riding an e-scooter was killed after crashing into a tractor-trailer.
Marietta police say a white 2023 Freightliner tractor-trailer was at a red traffic light on Cobb Parkway waiting to make a right turn onto Allgood Road.
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Daniel Jimenez Gutierrez, 17, was riding an e-scooter and tried to pass the tractor-trailer on the right shoulder instead of stopping with traffic.
That’s when police say the traffic light changed and the tractor-trailer began turning.
Gutierrez crashed into the side of the trailer and got knocked off. He landed under the tires and was run over.
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He was rushed to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital with severe injuries but did not survive.
Police say they are still investigating the crash. No charges have been filed against the driver.
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