Funeral services were held Saturday for the wife and two children of a Hall County Sheriff's Deputy who were killed in a two-vehicle accident on July 16 on Ga. 365 in Habersham County.
Avonlea Holtzclaw, 29, of Dahlonega, and the 5 and 6-year-old children who were inside Holtzclaw's vehicle at the time of the accident, were the wife and children of Deputy Patrick Neil Holtzclaw.
The services were held at Free Chapel's Gainesville Campus.
Hall County Sheriff Gerald Couch said in a statement earlier in the week he pledged to support Deputy Holtzclaw in the coming days, weeks and months.
“What can you say when someone loses his entire family?" Couch said in a statement. "There are no words that can adequately express the heartbreak the Holtzclaw family is experiencing right now, but clearly our entire agency is devastated for them. We appreciate the many law enforcement agencies that have reached out asking how they can help. If I know our community, they will want to offer support, too. For now, we ask that you remember Deputy Holtzclaw in your prayers and give him time to grieve privately.”
The Georgia Law Enforcement Organization opened a fundraising opportunity Wednesday morning for the Holtzclaw family in the wake of the wreck. Those interested in donating can do so by visiting this link.
The accident happened at about 3:30 p.m. July 16 at Ga. 365’s intersection with Mount Zion Road. The Georgia State Patrol previously told AccessWDUN Avonlea Holtzclaw was attempting to cross Ga. 365 southbound onto Mt. Zion Road in a Ford Explorer. That's when a Chevrolet Corvette, which was driving southbound on Ga. 365, collided with Holtzclaw's vehicle.
Aside from Avonlea Holtzclaw and her two children, Mitchell Boggs, 58, of Marietta, and a second unidentified occupant of the Corvette both died as a result.
The Georgia State Patrol has not yet released the full crash report on the matter, or any information on the second occupant of the Corvette.
