Crime & Safety
Homicide Charge Added After Weekend Fatality of EMT
Jason Strickland had just gotten off work at Grady Hospital when his motorcycle was hit.
Francisco Ferrer, 33, from Dallas is being charged with 37, from Bremen, which occured Sunday in Douglas County on Interstate 20.
Ferrer, was traveling west on Inerstate 20 when his Honda Element struck Stickland's Harley Davidson from behind, said Gordy Wright, a spokesman for the Georgia State Patrol.
The impact ejected Strickland from the motorcycle and into the center travel lane, where he was hit by a truck being driven by Joseph Edward Marrett, 66, from Conyers. Strickland was killed, but there were no other injuries. Marrett is not being charged.
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Strickland was a Grady Hospital EMT who had just gotten off work when his motorcycle was hit, according to an article in the Douglas County Sentinel.
Ferrer appeared in court on Monday, the Sentinel said. Chief Magistrate Court Judge Susan Camp read the warrant in court, stating that Ferrer had a strong odor of alcohol on his breath when officers approached him.
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When leaving the courtroom, Ferrer said, "I'm sorry. I'm sorry," concluded the Sentinel.
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