Woman charged with vehicular homicide in death of motorcyclist

Thursday, December 14, 2023–1:20 p.m.

-Floyd County Jail records-

Kathleen Durkacs Wilson

A Rome woman has been charged in a wreck that claimed the life of a  motorcyclist on December 6 on Martha Berry Highway south of the Armuchee Connector.

According to an arrest warrant:

A 2016 Jeep Compass was in the turn lane and the driver, 60-year-old Kathleen Durkacs Wilson, was attempting to turn into Jack’s when she pulled into the path of a 2016 Yamaha FZ07.

The motorcycle struck the Jeep.

19-year-old Daniel Isaac Eddy, who was on the motorcycle, later died from his injuries.

Wilson is charged with 2nd-degree vehicular homicide and failure to yield while turning left.

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