A 17-year-old riding a motorcycle was killed Friday after a crash with a car on Piedmont Road.
Cobb Police said Gabriel McLachlan of Kennesaw was pronounced dead on the scene. The crash closed traffic in both directions on Piedmont Road.
Sgt. Wayne Delk said in a release that McLachlan was driving gray a 2022 Kawasaki EX400 motorcycle eastbound on Piedmont Road at 11:26 a.m. Friday as it approached Bob Bettis Road.
Police said a black 2016 Volkswagen Jetta, driven by 25-year-old Graham Dobbs of Rockmart, was heading north on Bob Bettis and preparing to make a left turn onto Piedmont.
As Dobbs made the turn, he entered the path of the motorcycle, which struck the front of the Volkwagen, according to police.
Police said McLachlan was thrown from his bike and landed on the westbound lanes of Piedmont Road. He was pronounced dead on the scene by the Cobb County Medical Examiner’s Office and his next of kin was notified, police said.
Dobbs was not injured, according to police, who said the crash remains under investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to call 770-499-3987.
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