Just before 2 p.m. on Monday, Canton police responded to the area of 1100 Reinhardt College Parkway of a person hit by a vehicle near the eastbound lanes.
When officers arrived, they found Jeffery Buchanan, 58, of Canton, lying on the eastbound roadway. He was taken to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital in serious condition.
Canton investigators and Cherokee County deputies found the vehicle involved in the crash, along with the suspect, McKinley Hunter, 23, at his home in Canton.
Hunter was arrested and booked into the Cherokee County Adult Detention Center on charges of distracted driving and hit and run.
On Friday, police announced that Buchanan died from his injuries on Thursday.
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