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being shot, killed
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The chase, which also resulted in
another suspect being taken to jail and
two other troopers being injured,
began after a Ford Explorer driven by
Rodrigo Guardiola, 36, of Gainesville,
fled a road check at 8:25 p.m.
Saturday on Ga. 53, just south of
Interstate-985.
Troopers began pursuing the car,
following the vehicle to 1-985, then
onto Queen City Parkway and back
toward Gainesville.
“Troopers boxed in the vehicle to stop the pursuit,
which resulted in a collision,” stated a press release
from Georgia Bureau of Investigation, which is investi
gating the incident.
The pursuit ended near Industrial Boulevard, author
ities said.
Guardiola and his passenger, Epitacio Gudino-
Almazan, 31, also from the Gainesville area, then ran
from the vehicle, according to the GBI
“As one of the pursuing troopers caught up to
Guardiola at a run-off creek, a struggle ensued at
which point Guardiola was fighting the trooper and
attempting to submerge him underwater,” the GBI said.
Two additional troopers arrived on the scene.
“The trooper that was submerged and beaten fired
his Taser at Guardiola with no effective impact, at
which point the trooper fired his pistol striking and
killing Guardiola,” according to the release.
Gudino-Almazan was captured nearby about 45
minutes later and taken to the Hall County Jail.
GBI spokesman Scott Dutton said it was not known
why Guardiola and Gudino-Almazan ran and that nei
ther was wanted by authorities.
The troopers were taken to Northeast Georgia
Medical Center in Gainesville for treatment of injuries
that were not life-threatening, and they have since been
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By Kayla Robins
krobins@forsythnews.com
A man involved in a head-on collision in south
Forsyth that sent five people to the hospital has suc
cumbed to his ir_ljuries,iiulhf){i.lies said.
Adolfo Mendoza, 40, of Norcross,
passed away at Grady Memorial
Hospital just more than a month ago
after the May 7 accident on Old
Atlanta Road.
He reportedly does not have family
in the area, though his brother traveled
to Georgia to bring Mendoza’s body
back to Texas for burial, according to
Deputy Epifanio Rodriguez, a spokes
man for the Forsyth County Sheriff’s
Office.
Mendoza was driving a 2001 Ford F-250 south on
Old Atlanta Road between St. Marlo Club Parkway
and Hilltop Drive about 3 p.m. May 7 when a 2008
Ford Super Duty pickup that was negotiating a north
bound curve entered the southbound lane into
Mendoza’s path.
Mendoza reportedly attempted to avoid the collision
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By Kayla Robins
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Summer may be
associated with
beach trips and cooling
off by the pool, but it
also comes with drought
concerns and an urge
from officials for resi
dents to do their part to
conserve water.
The south half of
Forsyth County and
counties to the south are
in severe drought,
though the area sur
rounding Lake Lanier,
north Forsyth and Hall
County are still only in
moderate drought,
according to the U.S.
Drought Monitor as of
June 23.
And hot temperatures
and dry weather is not
over for the summer.
either.
The National Weather
Service forecast shows
slight chances of rain
throughout the week.
with the highest chance
so far being about 50
percent on July 4.
“Water is definitely
our most precious
resource.” said Jon
Heard, director of utili
ties for the city of
FCN wins 5 Georgia APME awards
From staff reports
The Forsyth County
News editorial staff won
five awards, including
three first-place awards,
in the Division Il news
paper category of the
Georgia Associated Press
Media Editors annual
contest for its work in
2015.
Creative imagery
director Micah Green
won three individual
awards. including first
place for best feature
photo for his shot called
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photo illustration for his
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Cumming. “We've got to
be conservation-minded,
even in times when we
don’t have drought so
we can be prepared for
times like these.”
Little rain and hot
temperatures are lower
ing water levels on
Lanier, which provides
drinking water through
out the area.
The lake’s summer
full pool is 1,071 feet
above sea level, which is
the ideal water level for
the lake.
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noon. Lanier was at
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shot called “Phases.”
Green also won second
place in the photo illus
tration category for his
shot called “Kicking It.”
Staff writer Kayla
Robins won first place
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TOILET
REBATE
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Cumming and
Forsyth County
residents can
receive a SIOO
rebate on their
water bill for every
old toilet they
replace. For more
information, visit
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water/toilet-rebate-
program
1,067.62 feet.
The lowest the lake
has been measured at
this water year, which
starts new on Oct. 1, was
1,066.45 on that day last
year.
“We start being con
cerned about public
safety impacts™ at 1,066,
Nick Baggett, the U.S.
Army Corps. of
Engineers’ natural
resource manager at
Buford Dam told The
Gainesville Times.
Current drought levels
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Staff from the Forsyth
County News accepts
awards for the
Georgia Associated
Press Media Editors
annual contest in
Atlanta.
FCN staft
second place in the mul
timedia coverage of a
single story category for
their coverage of Ghost
Out at North Forsyth
High School. an annual
DUI crash reenactment
put on for high school
students to prevent drunk
driving.
for best non-deadline
reporting for her series.
“Heroin’s Hold: A Look
Inside Addiction.”
Robins, Green and
Paul Dybas, director of
video production. won
5\ Petco awards
grant to local
Humane
Society.
Forecast | 2A