1 dead, 2 injured after motorcycle crash, Atlanta police say

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - One man is dead and two people are in the hospital after a motorcycle crash Saturday night, according to Atlanta police.

Police said officers responded to Greenbriar Parkway and Continental Colony Parkway SW just after 11 p.m. Saturday. A motorcycle had collided with a Honda CR-V, according to police.

The 36-year-old man driving the motorcycle died on the scene and a passenger on the motorcycle was taken to the hospital in critical condition. Police said the driver of the Honda CR-V was also hospitalized.

According to police, the motorcycle was driving south on Greenbriar Parkway at a high rate of speed, splitting lanes, and attempting to travel straight through the intersection.” The Honda CR-V was trying to turn onto Greenbriar Parkway when the motorcycle collided with the car.