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Dallas Man Died En Route to Motorcycle Rally: 1 Year Ago in Dallas

Sept. 21, 2014: Columbus, Ga., Police charged a woman allegedly responsible for causing the accident.

Editor’s Note: One year ago in Dallas-Hiram.

Police have charged a woman with vehicular homicide in the fatal accident that killed a Dallas motorcyclist Friday, Sept. 21, in Columbus, Ga.

WTVM-TV reported Peggy Hunt, 64, from Salem, Ala., was charged in the accident, that happened around 9 a.m. Friday on Victory Drive in Columbus.

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Kenneth Tarczewski, of Dallas, Ga., died after he and his motorcycle were struck and dragged by a white minivan. Police said Hunt’s running of a red light caused the accident, the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer reported.

Tarczewski, his wife, and two friends were headed to a motorcycle rally, the newspaper reported.

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