A Marietta man is wanted for vehicular homicide in connection with a road rage incident that left a motorist dead on a Gwinnett highway.
Police have obtained multiple arrest warrants for Norlen Eden Da Silva, 32. Da Silva is believed to have been driving a Ford Windstar van that was involved in a crash that killed James Freeman of Cleveland, Ga., on July 28.
Da Silva was last seen fleeing the scene of the crash at I-985 near Buford Drive, said Gwinnett police Cpl. Dan Huggins.
Police believe Da Silva could still be in metro Atlanta. Police have interviewed Da Silva's girlfriend, who identified him as the driver of the Windstar, Huggins said.
In addition to the vehicular homicide charge, Da Silva faces arrest for felony hit and run, aggressive driving and reckless driving.
On the day of the crash, witnesses told police they saw the van and a white Ford Escort traveling south on I-985 at about 5 p.m.
The driver of the van and the driver of the Escort, identified by police as Geraldo Gonzalez, began pulling in front of each other and slamming on their brakes.
When the vehicles neared Ga. 20, the van came to a sudden stop and was struck from behind by the Escort.
Witness told police Gonzalez lost control of the vehicle. It crossed the median into the northbound lanes, crashing into a Mazda truck and a Ford pickup driven by Freeman.
Gonzalez, 23, was arrested and charged with vehicular homicide, aggressive driving, reckless driving, following too closely and driving without a valid license.
Freeman, who was driving the pickup as part of his job, was thrown from the vehicle. He was married with three children, including an infant daughter, and worked for a North Georgia road resurfacing company, family members said.
