A Northeast Georgia man is charged with first-degree vehicular homicide and hit and run in connection with a fatal accident Monday night in Athens.
Police say Antonio Reyes Velazquez, 36, of Hull, was driving a Ford F150 that struck and killed another driver on US 29 North at Harve Mathis Road.
Athens-Clarke County police responded to the crash around 9 p.m. on August 22. According to their initial investigation, Marvin Bernard Morton of Athens was driving a Ford Expedition west on Harve Mathis Road attempting to cross US 29. The police report says he “failed to yield” as he entered the roadway and was struck by the northbound Ford F150.
Morton, 52, died as a result of his injuries. The F150 was unoccupied when officers arrived. During their investigation, officers identified Velazquez as the driver and arrested him on August 23.
This is the sixth fatal motor vehicle crash of 2022 in Athens-Clarke County.
