The metro Atlanta community is mourning the loss of a beloved teacher and long-time assistant basketball coach who died in a crash on Tuesday.
Flowery Branch police and the Georgia State Patrol responded to the area of I-985 North near Exit 12 after reports of a crash. Upon arrival, officers found the vehicle involved as well as a woman identified as Sylvia Akers. She was rushed to the hospital, where she later died.
Shyla Dunford, Head Coach of the Duluth High School basketball program, shared the following:…