By Joe Johnson
A Madison County woman was recently arrested in connection with a fatal head on collision in Athens two months ago.
Keosha Laricka Martin, 38, of Watson Drive in Hull was charged with second-degree homicide by vehicle and failure to maintain lane for the June 17 collision that killed 70-year-old Linda Motichek of Winterville.
An investigation by the Athens-Clarke County Police Department’s Traffic Unit determined that Martin was driving a 2006 Honda Accord north in the 1700 block of Cherokee Road when the car crossed the center line and crashed into Motichek’s southbound 1999 Toyota Corolla.
Motichek died at the scene, according to police, and Martin was transported to the hospital with multiple injuries; A juvenile in Martin’s car was also transported for evaluation.
After warrants for Martin’s arrest were issued, the woman surrendered herself at the Clarke County Jail on July 31 and she was released the same day upon posting a $5,750 property bond.