Cobb Police: Motorcyclist killed in Ebenezer Road collision

Cobb Police said Sunday that a man riding a motorcycle that crashed with a car on Ebenezer Road Sunday has died.Cobb Police, Holly Springs Road suspicious person, East Cobb crime forum

Officer Aaron Wilson said in a release that Nicholas Karantonis, 31, of Roswell, was riding a 2009 Harley-Davidson FHX southbound at 3055 Ebenezer Road, near Addison Elementary School, around 6:24 p.m. Sunday.

According to police, the motorcycle crashed with a 2010 Honda Accord driven by Thomas Coe, 82, of Marietta, who was traveling in the northbound lane of Ebenezer Road.

Wilson said investigators determined that the motorcycle crossed into the northbound lane, causing the crash. Police said first responders rushed to the scene to provide aid, but Karantonis was pronounced dead at the scene by the Cobb County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Wilson also said that Coe and two other passengers in the Honda, Cynthia Coe, 81, of Marietta, and Scott Coe, 49, of Marietta, were taken to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital with minor injuries.

Police said they are continuing to investigate the crash and that anyone with information is asked to contact the Cobb County Police Department S.T.E.P. Unit at 770-499-3987.

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