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Charges have been filed in connection with a wreck on Shorter Avenue at Tamassee Lane that ultimately claimed the life of a motorcyclist.

26-year-old Clayton Dakota Hartley of Rome is charged with 2nd-degree vehicular homicide and a stop sign violation and had already bonded out on the misdemeanor charges.

According to Floyd County Jail records:

Hartley caused the wreck on July 4 by running the stop sign at the intersection.

His Chevy Camaro collided with a motorcycle, injuring 63-year-old William Robertson

Last week, police were notified that Robertson had succumbed to his injuries.

WRGA