A Gillsville man faces charges in a fatal two-vehicle collision that occurred August 6 on Highway 52 in eastern Hall County.
Traffic investigators with the Hall County Sheriff’s Office determined Gregory Ryan Mauldin, 44, was the at-fault driver in a crash that killed Rafael Barajas Sanchez, 44, of Gillsville.
Mauldin was exiting his driveway onto Highway 52 and pulled into the path of Sanchez’s motorcycle, officials say. Sanchez died at the scene.
Mauldin has been charged with homicide by vehicle in the second degree and failure to yield when entering the roadway. He turned himself in at the Hall County Jail on Wednesday, September 7, and has since posted bond.