Crime & Safety
Gwinnett Officer Accused Of Hitting Moped Driver Who Died
The Gwinnett police officer was looking at an in-car computer when he hit a moped driver, state authorities said.
HALL COUNTY, GA — A Gwinnett County police officer is charged with second-degree vehicular homicide after authorities said he hit and killed a moped driver last week while looking at his in-car computer, according to the Georgia State Patrol.
Michael Brady, 49, is also charged with following too closely, the GSP said.
Brady, a master police officer who has been with the Gwinnett Police Department since 2006, is under internal investigation, the police department told the AJC.
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He was driving to work when authorities say he hit the driver around 5:45 a.m., Sept. 9, south near McEver Road at J. White Road in Hall County, troopers said.
Fox 5 Atlanta reported the moped driver died the next day.
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The AJC reported Brady's law enforcement certification is in good standing.
Patch reached out to Gwinnett police, but the department declined to comment.
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