Authorities have charged a Gillsville man with homicide by vehicle in connection with a fatal two-vehicle collision that happened Aug. 6 on Highway 52 in east Hall County.
According to B.J. Williams, public information officer with the Hall County Sheriff's Office, Gregory Ryan Mauldin 44, was allegedly the at-fault driver in the crash. Mauldin was allegedly exiting a driveway onto Highway 52 at about 2:15 a.m. when he pulled into the path of a motorcycle driven by Rafael Barajas Sanchez, 44, of Gillsville.
Sanchez died at the scene. Mauldin suffered non-life threatening injuries.
Mauldin was charged with homicide by vehicle in the second degree and failure to yield when entering the roadway.
Mauldin turned himself in at the Hall County Jail on Wednesday and posted bond that same day.
Editor's note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly identified the manner in which Mauldin was exiting the driveway. This story has been corrected.
