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Defendant accused of killing
local bicyclist in hit-and-run
heads to grand jury
PAUL BECK
The “ghost bike” memorial for Mayer on Glenridge Drive in Sandy Springs.
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BY BOB PEPALIS
The case of a defendant accused of
killing a Dunwoody bicyclist in a San
dy Springs hit-and-run collision last year
is heading to a grand jury after a Fulton
County magistrate ruled Jan. 22 there is
probable cause.
Felix Mayer was killed April 24 on
Glenridge Drive just north of 1-285 by a
driver who fled the scene. Mayer was lat
er honored with a “ghost bike” memorial
on that street.
Leonardo Angulo Banos of Norcross
was arrested last year by Sandy Springs
Police officers and accused of hitting
Mayer while talking on his cellphone. The charges Banos faces include two counts
of homicide by vehicle in the first degree; hit-and-run resulting in serious injury
or death; reckless driving; improper lane change; speeding; and distracted driving
while operating a wireless device.
Judge Debbie-Ann Rickman ruled that Banos’s case can go to a grand jury, which
will decide if enough evidence exists to indict him and allow him to be prosecuted.
Sandy Springs Police Officer Charles Needham testified at the preliminary hear
ing and described some of the evidence. He said police identified Banos’s pickup
truck in traffic camera videos as the vehicle involved in the crash. Needham said
that he found damage to the truck that included “the imprint of the bicycle on the
overhanging toolbox.”
SPECIAL
Felix Mayer.
