HABERSHAM COUNTY, Ga. — The Hall County community is still reeling after five people, including the wife and two young children of a Hall County deputy, are dead after a fiery weekend crash on a busy north Georgia highway.

Wednesday the sheriff’s office announced it was accepting donations that will go directly toward Holtzclaw through the Georgia Law Enforcement Organization, a non-profit that provides services to help officers and their families in times of need. The decision was made with the blessing of the deputy and his family, the sheriff’s office said, and no percentage will be taken out from any donation.

The crash happened around 3:30 p.m. Sunday on Ga. 365 in Habersham County.

Georgia State Patrol says Mitchell Boggs, 58, of Marietta, and his passenger were in a Corvette driving southbound in the right lane.

A driver in a Ford Explorer, identified as 29-year-old Avonlea Holtzclaw, was trying to cross the southbound side and turned onto Mt. Zion Road.

Investigators said Boggs hit Holtzclaw’s SUV on the right side. The impact caused both vehicles to crash and catch on fire.

The Hall County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that three of the victims, Holtzclaw and the two children in her car, were the wife and kids of Hall County Deputy Patrick Neil Holtzclaw.

Friends and family identified the children as Maddie Kate and Colt, who were five and six years old.

Sheriff Gerald Couch has pledged to support Deputy Holtzclaw in the coming days, weeks and months.

“What can you say when someone loses his entire family? 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,” said Sheriff Gerald Couch. “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.”

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