Athens Man Charged in Girl Friend's April 2007 Traffic Death

   An Athens man faces reckless homicide by automobile charges for the death of his girlfriend more than a year ago.
   30-year-old Jeremy Boyd has a hearing Monday on the charges.
   28-year-old Alicia Smith of Niota died a day after the April 2007 accident.
   Investigators say she fell off the car trunk.
   Boyd had claimed another man gave them a ride from a convenience
store, and Smith rode on the trunk of the car.
   He claimed the unknown driver fled after Smith fell and struck her head on the asphalt.