The Bibb County Sheriff's Office arrested and charged a man in a fatal motorcycle crash that happened on Riggins Mill Road on July 30th at 12:39 a.m.
48-year-old motorcyclist Michael Burnett of Macon was leaving his dad's house after a night of watching boxing together.
Michael's dad Rogers Burnett decided to go to the store and he ended up on the scene of his son’s crash.
"The helmet. I knew it was him and I just stopped right there in the middle and I jumped out running 'cause I see they were pumping his chest but hey let’s get the helmet off,” Rogers Burnett told 13WMAZ in an interview in September. "That just took the wind out of me. I couldn’t think anymore."
Michael was pronounced dead on the scene.
Michael's parents were left looking for answers on how the crash happened.
On Sunday night, the Bibb County Sheriff's Office arrested 31-year-old Caleb Levi Hendrix shortly before 5 p.m.
Hendrix has been charged with vehicular homicide, driving on the wrong side of the road and driving under the influence of drugs. He was also in violation of his probation for second-degree burglary.
Hendrix is in custody at the Bibb County Law Enforcement Center. He currently does not have a bond.
13WMAZ will provide additional updates on the case when they are made avaialble.
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