Overview
- A black Honda Pilot that riders said trailed and blared its horn during the April 23 North Georgia Cycling Association ride was recorded striking cyclists on Sugar Pike Road in Cherokee County.
- Ride leader Richard Collins fell in the collision and later learned from an orthopedist that he suffered a lower‑spine fracture after first being treated at the scene for road rash.
- Deputies located Jerry Wayne Ross at a neighbor’s house after spotting bicycle‑type damage on his SUV and then took him into custody.
- Ross faces six counts, including hit‑and‑run, aggressive driving, and failing to give a bicycle safe passing distance, and jail records show he remains held with charges totaling $24,540.
- An incident report cited by WSB‑TV says Ross told investigators he was very frustrated that the cyclists took the lane, and Georgia law requires at least three feet when drivers pass a bicycle.