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52-year-old man dies after he’s hit by vehicle on busy north Columbus boulevard

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A man has died in the hospital after he was hit by a motor vehicle in Columbus.

Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan identified the deceased as Grant Grabitt, 52.

Grabitt died in the intensive care unit of Piedmont Columbus Regional at 2:03 p.m. Wednesday, Bryan said.

He said Grabitt lingered in the hospital after he was hit by a car Nov. 18 in the street in front of an Old Chicago pizza restaurant at 6581 Whittlesey Blvd.

This story was originally published November 24, 2023 at 10:34 AM.

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Tim Chitwood
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Tim Chitwood is from Seale, Alabama, and started as a police beat reporter with the Ledger-Enquirer in 1982. He since has covered Columbus’ serial killings and other homicides, following some from the scene of the crime to trial verdicts and ensuing appeals. He also has been a Ledger-Enquirer humor columnist since 1987. He’s a graduate of Auburn University, and started out working for the weekly Phenix Citizen in Phenix City, Ala.
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