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Vol. 47, No. 171
‘I know he did not mean to take my baby’s life’ Mother of girl killed in Ga. 316 accident forgives man accused of causing it BY CAILIN O’BRIEN cailin.obrien@gwinnettdailypost.com
SOLAR SIGHTS
Where to catch the eclipse around Gwinnett
CHATEAU ELAN BRASELTON
PERCENT OF SUN OBSCURED
98.9%
BY CURT YEOMANS
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The path of Monday’s total solar eclipse goes through far northeastern Georgia, but while that means Gwinnett County will only get a partial eclipse, one astronomer says residents shouldn’t feel left out. “If you stay in Gwinnett, you’re still going to see a show,” Georgia Tech astronomer, Dr. James Sowell, said. “You won’t get that totality, but you’re going to be like 98 percent blocked. It’s going to get dark.” The eclipse will begin in this area at about 1:06 p.m. with maximum obscurity — meaning the height of the eclipse — happening at about 2:36 p.m., according to an interactive map created by NASA. The eclipse is expected to end at about 4 p.m. How much of the sun
DOWNTOWN DULUTH PERCENT OF SUN OBSCURED
98.2%
Jennifer Powell doesn’t hold any resentment toward the man arrested in connection with the crash that killed her 9-year-old daughter on Georgia Highway 316 on Thursday morning. “I know he did not mean to take my baby’s life,” Powell told the Daily Post. “I am sure that he is in agony. We have all made mistakes and have been fortunate enough not to hurt someone. But this time it happened.” On Thursday at about 10 a.m., Andrew Elsberry, 28, had been following his GPS as he drove his Dodge Ram Lily Kate 3500 in the left lane Powell down Ga. 316 westbound under Boggs Road. His GPS warned him that traffic on Interstate 85 was heavy. To avoid the traffic, his GPS suggested he get off at the next exit instead. That meant Elsberry had to get all the way into the right lane. So he looked over his shoulder to see whether he could merge. When he looked forward again, he noticed that the Dodge Caravan in front of him was stopping. He couldn’t stop in time. Powell was driving that Caravan. In one of the back seats sat her daughter, Ceceilia Powell, who went by Lily Kate. The force of the crash pushed the Powells’ Caravan into a Toyota Corolla that was slowing down in front of it. To add to the confusion, the driver of a fourth car, a Nissan Sentra, hit the back of Elsberry’s truck. Both Powell and Lily Kate were hurt in the crash — and Elsberry didn’t hesitate. He hopped out of his truck and began administering aid to everybody in the Caravan. Powell and her daughter were taken to Gwinnett Medical Center. Lily Kate See CRASH, Page 7A
SNELLVILLE CITY HALL PERCENT OF SUN OBSCURED
DOWNTOWN LAWRENCEVILLE PERCENT OF SUN OBSCURED
98.3%
See ECLIPSE, Page 7A
97.9%
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Because most of Georgia is outside of the path of totality, in which the moon obscures the entire sun, views of the eclipse will differ with vantage points throughout the county. Top, Atlanta will be 97% obscured at 2:36 p.m.
Ga. NAACP: Remove Confederate symbols from public lands The Confederate memorial at the Gwinnett Historic Courthouse in Lawrenceville includes an inscription which says it is “In remembrance of the citizens of Gwinnett County who honorably served the Confederate States of America.” (Staff Photo: Curt Yeomans)
BY CURT YEOMANS
“We, as the descendants of the Americans that were victims of the barbaric attacks of The Georgia chapter of the slavery which were perpetrated NAACP called on state officials by the Confederate States of Friday to remove all ConfedAmerica, believe that it is past erate symbols from public time to remove those symbols property in response to last from government properties,” weekend’s violence in Charlotsaid Phyllis Blake, president tesville, Va. of the NAACP Georgia state The organization called conference. on Gov. Nathan Deal and the conference. The group also In Gwinnett County, there “This is the birth place of Georgia General Assembly to pushed the state’s mayors to re- are at least two visible Confed- Martin Luther King (Jr.). We “act immediately on this issue,” move all Confederate symbols erate symbols on county-owned should act like it,” another officials said during a news from city government property. property. member said. curt.yeomans@gwinnettdailypost.com
The call for action comes almost a week after a group of white supremacists protested to prevent the removal of a Gen. Robert E. Lee statue in Charlottesville. A counterprotester was killed amid violent clashes between demonstrators. The violence in Charlottesville has sparked a nationwide debate surrounding the symbolism of Confederate monuments and whether they have a place See MEMORIALS, Page 7A
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