A motorcyclist who fled from a state trooper who then crashed on I-85 has been charged with murder, the Georgia Department of Public Safety announced.
Gerson Ayala Rodriguez was arrested Friday in Norcross by both the state patrol and Gwinnett County police, according to Col. William Hitchens, DPS commissioner. The suspect was also charged with fleeing and attempting to elude, and reckless driving along with other traffic offenses, Hitchens said.
“Since the event, DPS along with our law enforcement partners have worked tirelessly to investigate the events that led to the fatal crash,” Hitchens said in a video posted on social media.
The crash happened Sunday afternoon on I-85 near Old Peachtree Road when Trooper Jimmy Cenescar, 28, was attempting to stop the motorcycle for a traffic violation, according to investigators.
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Instead of stopping, the motorcyclist drove through two lanes of traffic attempting to get away, according to a preliminary crash report released by the DPS.