Paul Samuel

Gardner Jr. of Sharpsburg, accused of killing a Fayetteville woman by

"tapping" his brakes and causing her to lose control of her

car, was granted a $60,000 bond Thursday by Fayette County Superior Court

Judge Paschal A. English Jr.

English imposed

special restrictions on Gardner's bond, forbidding him from driving any

motor vehicle or committing any acts of family violence.

Assistant District

Attorney Dan Hiatt opposed bond based on Gardner's driving history and

testimony from Gardner's wife that accused him of domestic abuse. She

also testified that Gardner used methamphetamine, an illegal drug, Hiatt

said.

Gardner must

also submit to random drug tests with results of those tests being forwarded

to the district attorney's office, and he must maintain full-time employment,

according to the order signed by English.

Gardner is

accused of killing Kera Nicole Koon, 21, of Fayetteville, whose Chevy

Blazer went out of control on Ga. Highway 54 between Huiet Road and Tyrone

Road May 10. A passenger in Koon's vehicle survived and testified that

he and Koon were afraid of Gardner's actions after he sped past them on

the roadway and tried to block them from passing him, according to police.

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