An investigation is underway following a deadly weekend crash between an SUV and a motorcycle on Highway 52 in Gillsville.
Hall County Sheriff’s Office traffic investigators said Rafael Barajas Sanchez, 44, of Gillsville, was killed when his 2018 Harley-Davidson motorcycle collided with a 2015 Ford Expedition being driven by Gregory Ryan Mauldin, 44, of Gillsville. Mauldin suffered non-life threatening injuries in the collision.
The fatal crash occurred around 2:15 a.m. Saturday, August 6, 2022.
The HCSO Accident Investigation Unit determined Sanchez was traveling southbound on Highway 52 and Mauldin was exiting his driveway onto the roadway at the time of the crash. Other details of the collision remain under investigation.
