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Former Heisman contender was driving the wrong way when killed on I-85 near Braselton
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A former Heisman Trophy contender was going the wrong way on Interstate 85 near Buford when he was hit by another car and killed early Monday. Dee Dowis, 48, of Simpsonville, S.C., was killed in the accident, which was reported to the Gwinnett County Police Department at 4:43 a.m. He was not wearing a seat belt and died at the scene, police said. The wreck occurred north of the Flowery Branch Road overpass on I-85.