Bond was set today for a Cornelia woman charged with vehicular homocide in connection with a fatal motorcycle accident last month in Hall County.
A Hall County Magistrate set bond at $20,100 for 64-year old Ruby Marie Marshall. Marshall is charged in the death of Jerald Freeman of Cornelia. The 47-year old Freeman died Oct. 7 in a motorcycle wreck on Pea Ridge Road within miles of his home in Habersham.
The initial investigation by the Georgia State Patrol indicated Freeman accidentally ran off the road, but after further investigation authorities now say a Kia driven by Marshall allegedly crossed over the center line forcing Freeman’s motorcycle off the road. Freeman was thrown from his motorcycle as it traveled down an embankment into a ravine. His brother discovered his body the next day. Troopers say Marshall left the scene without calling for help or rendering aid. She was arrested by state troopers on Oct. 30 in Dahlonega.
Sources tell Now Habersham someone came forward with information that led to Marshall’s arrest.
Marshall is charged with first-degree vehicular homicide, failure to maintain lane, reckless driving and failure to stop at the scene of an accident. She remains in the Hall County jail.
A committal hearing for Marshall is set for Nov. 17 in Hall County to determine if there is enough evidence for probable cause which must be established for the courts to move forward with the case.
First-degree vehicular homicide carries a minimum three-year prison sentence with a maximum of 15 years in prison.
Jerald Freeman was the owner of About Time Tree Service in Cornelia and also worked as a skydiving instructor in Atlanta. He was a 1985 graduate of Habersham Central High School in Mt. Airy and a 1987 graduate of Truett McConnell College in Cleveland.
