Cobb police clear SUV driver in crash that killed motorcyclist
Cobb County police are no longer searching for the driver of a black SUV who they initially believed to have left the scene of a fatal crash in Mableton late Tuesday.
Upon further investigation, police said it was determined that a motorcycle, driven by 38-year-old Christopher Johnson, collided with a bicycle ridden by a 32-year-old woman as she crossed Veterans Memorial Highway at Puckett Drive around 8:15 p.m. Johnson was killed, and the bicycle rider was rushed to a hospital with serious injuries.
The impact sent the bicycle into the westbound lanes, where the SUV struck the bike only, police said Friday.
“It has been confirmed that the driver of the vehicle stopped to ensure they had not hit anything else before leaving the scene,” police spokesperson Officer Aaron Wilson said, adding that they are no longer seeking that driver.
Officials initially said the SUV struck the bicycle, sending it into another lane where Johnson ran into it, which caused him to lose control of his 2008 Harley-Davidson Street Bob.
