A Marietta man was arrested Wednesday, four days after he was involved in a crash that seriously injured a 9-year-old girl and a 44-year-old man who were riding on a motorcycle, police said.
Marcus Goncalves, 38, was taken into custody by Cobb County deputies at the municipal complex in Marietta. He faces two felony counts of serious injury by vehicle, reckless driving and a handful of other misdemeanor traffic-related charges, according to booking records.
He remained held without bond Friday at the Cobb County Adult Detention Center.
The crash occurred Saturday at a busy Marietta intersection, according to police. A 2018 Honda Accord, driven by Goncalves, was stopped on Delk Road waiting to turn south onto Franklin Gateway around 4:15 p.m., according to a news release. At the same time, a 2012 Harley-Davidson motorcycle was traveling west on Delk Road approaching the intersection.
Goncalves attempted to cross multiple westbound lanes of Delk Road and entered the path of the motorcycle, the release states. The motorcycle struck the front-right quarter panel of the Honda, ejecting the bike’s driver and the child.
The man and child were taken to a hospital in serious condition. Police did not disclose the relationship between the two.
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