Cobb Man Killed As Motorcycle Hits School Bus

MARIETTA, GA — A 51-year-old man from Marietta was killed Tuesday when the motorcycle he was riding skidded out of control and hit a school bus carrying several children.

Cobb County Police say George A. Leverett II was driving his bike "much greater than" the posted 25 m.p.h. speed limit on Milford Chase near Mill Creek Court at about 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

Investigators say Leverett was going around a curve when his Yamaha bike left his lane, flipped over and slammed into a Cobb County school bus driven by Cathy J. Vanzandt, 46, of Austell. Leverett was pronounced dead at the scene.

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Neither Vanzandt nor the three students who were on the bus at the time of the crash were injured, police said.

The crash remains under investigation but police say not charges are expected to be filed.

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