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LOCA^STATE The Times, Gainesville, Georgia | gainesvilletimes.com Thursday, July 9, 2020 5A Police: 1 dead in fiery crash NORCROSS — A driver died Wednesday morning after a fiery crash on a Georgia interstate, authorities said. Gwinnett police spokeswoman Cpl. Michele Pihera told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution the crashed happened around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday on Interstate-85. The crash involved a truck and an SUV. The truck caught fire after the crash and the driver had to be freed from the vehicle, Pihera said. One of the drivers died on the way to the hospital but Pihera didn’t specify which driver. An officer was injured during the rescue effort. He was hospitalized and later released. Details regarding the crash and the other driver weren’t immediately released. The crash was cleared just around 5:30 a.m. Associated Press Chamber webinar to focus on how businesses can weather pandemic How small businesses and nonprofit organizations can navigate the pandemic is the focus of a Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce webinar set for Thursday, July 9. “The COVID-19 pan demic has changed the way we approach our day-to-day operations,” a chamber news release states. “As this unprecedented crisis continues to evolve, many small business owners are wondering how to minimize losses, and what steps they can take to protect their businesses.” Stephanie Sokenis, founder of Buford-based SmallBiz Ally, is presenting COLLINS ■ Continued from 1A Brooks fired the Taser at Rolfe while running away. Rolfe fatally shot Brooks. An autopsy found that Brooks was shot twice in the back. Howard announced charges against the officers five days after Brooks was killed. Rolfe is facing several charges including felony murder, while Bros- nan has been charged with aggravated assault and violating his oath. Brooks was killed as demonstrators protested police brutality and racism nationwide following the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. In his letter, Collins said Howard had been too quick to announce charges against the Atlanta officers. “DA Howard — who is in the middle of a contentious primary runoff for his re-election — made his decision to prosecute the officers involved prior to completion of the (Georgia Bureau of Investigation’s) investigation and with out presenting the evidence to a grand jury, a process specifically created to act as a shield for the innocent and to protect against prosecutorial abuse,” Collins wrote. the online forum, which is set for 2-3 p.m. Sokenis “has helped hun dreds of entrepreneurs cost effectively set and meet goals in the areas of plan ning, marketing, organi zational effectiveness and strategy,” according to the chamber. Forum topics include marketing and planning for the future. Advance online registra tion is required. Jeff Gill GBI investigations of officer- involved shootings are standard practice. “We’ve concluded at the time that Mr. Brooks was shot that he did not pose an immediate threat of death,” Howard said at the press confer ence announcing charges against the officers. But Collins challenged that descrip tion of the incident, pointing to the foot age of Brooks wrestling with officers and firing the Taser. Last month, Collins also asked Geor gia Attorney General Chris Carr to appoint an independent district attor ney in the case. The Associated Press contributed. e Apartments FOR RENT RPC Partners 2 Bedrm. 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