Hall County

Man accused of hitting, killing motorcyclist who stopped for school bus

HALL COUNTY, Ga. — A man faces a first-degree vehicular homicide charge after a crash in north Georgia left another driver dead.

The Hall County Sheriff’s Office said the crash happened on the afternoon of Sept. 29.

According to deputies, Norberto Macedo Lopez, who recently moved to Georgia from Washington, was driving on Limestone Parkway when he hit a motorcyclist who had stopped for a school bus.

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Deputies said Joshua Darrin Browning was stopped while a school bus let passengers off and Macedo Lopez failed to stop, crashing into the back of Browning’s bike.

Officials said Browning died at the scene.

On Oct. 13, arrest warrants were obtained for Macedo Lopez and hew as taken into custody on charges of first-degree vehicular homicide, failure to stop for a school bus, reckless driving, following too closely and driving too fast for conditions.

He was taken to jail on Friday.

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