DeKalb County police have released photos of a dark-colored sedan suspected in a fatal hit-and-run crash involving a cyclist in Stonecrest on Thanksgiving Day.
Barry Collier, 70, was found unresponsive in the 3000 block of Crossvale Road, a residential area north of Panola Mountain State Park, according to DeKalb police. He was taken to the hospital, where he later died from his injuries.
The driver who hit Collier fled the scene before police or emergency medical personnel arrived, officials said.
“He definitely loved cycling; it was something he enjoyed. He enjoyed being out in nature,” his daughter, Rashida Collier, told Channel 2 Action News.
She said technology let them know her father had been hit.
“He actually has a GPS on his bike, so it sent me a notification and it also gives whoever’s at the scene my phone number,” Rashida Collier told Channel 2.
Barry Collier’s family said he was paralyzed and suffered severe brain trauma, so they were not able to communicate with him before he died a few days after the crash. He was buried Tuesday at Green Meadow Memorial Gardens in Conyers.
Anyone with information about the crash or the vehicle is asked to call DeKalb’s Traffic Specialist Unit at 770-724-7610.
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