UPDATE: Second trial of truck driver in deadly 2015 crash officially postponed

Ben Brewer speaks to public defender Erin Lueker while appearing before Judge T. Bruce Bell on charges of trafficking methamphetamines and criminal mischief during a preliminary hearing at Fayetteville County District Court in Lexington, Ky., on August 19, 2015. Brewer, the semi-truck driver involved in the I-75 accident in June that killed six people, was arrested in Lexington, Ky. on August 7, 2015 and faces charges in Tennessee.

By Zack Peterson September 19, 2017 8 min read

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‘It was horrific’ Witness describes crash that killed six, injured six

Photo by Dan Henry / The Chattanooga Times Free Press. Kevin White, left, and Matthew Fischer, right, hold hands as students, friends and family pray during a candlelight vigil on Friday June 26, 2015 for Ocoee Middle School's band director, Brian Gallaher, who was one of the six people killed in a crash on I-75 late Thursday evening.

Photo by Dan Henry / The Chattanooga Times Free Press. Arianna Heil, left, and Taylor Guyton, right, hand out candles during a vigil on Friday June 26, 2015 for Ocoee Middle School's band director, Brian Gallaher, who was one of the six people killed in a crash on I-75 late Thursday evening.

Photo by Dan Henry / The Chattanooga Times Free Press. Evan Gateley holds a candle during a vigil on Friday June 26, 2015 for Ocoee Middle School's band director, Brian Gallaher, who was one of the six people killed in a crash on I-75 late Thursday evening.

Photo by Dan Henry / The Chattanooga Times Free Press. Maria Shepherd holds back tears during a candlelight vigil on Friday June 26, 2015 for Ocoee Middle School's band director, Brian Gallaher, who was one of the six people killed in a crash on I-75 late Thursday evening.

Photo by Dan Henry / The Chattanooga Times Free Press. Tanner Hunt and Maria Shepherd embrace during a candlelight vigil on Friday June 26, 2015 for Ocoee Middle School's band director, Brian Gallaher, who was one of the six people killed in a crash on I-75 late Thursday evening.

Photo by Dan Henry / The Chattanooga Times Free Press. Rival school band director Caleb Bolanos from Cleveland Middle School plays amazing grace on the flugelhorn during a candlelight vigil on Friday June 26, 2015 for Ocoee Middle School's band director, Brian Gallaher, who was one of the six people killed in a crash on I-75 late Thursday evening.

Photo by Dan Henry / The Chattanooga Times Free Press. Kane Ayres, an English teacher at Ocoee Middle School in Cleveland, Tennessee, puts up a memorial message before the start of a candlelight vigil on Friday June 26, 2015 for Ocoee Middle School's band director, Brian Gallaher, who was one of the six people killed in a crash on I-75 late Thursday evening.

Photo by Dan Henry / The Chattanooga Times Free Press. Ella Colbert, Selena Overly, and Sydney Cline, from left, become emotional while looking at a photo from their band performance during a candlelight vigil on Friday June 26, 2015 for Ocoee Middle School's band director, Brian Gallaher, who was one of the six people killed in a crash on I-75 late Thursday evening.

Photo by Dan Henry / The Chattanooga Times Free Press. Casey Gallagher speaks about his late brother during a candlelight vigil on Friday June 26, 2015 for Ocoee Middle School's band director, Brian Gallaher, who was one of the six people killed in a crash on I-75 late Thursday evening.

Photo by Dan Henry / The Chattanooga Times Free Press. Students, friends and family pray during a candlelight vigil on Friday June 26, 2015 for Ocoee Middle School's band director, Brian Gallaher, who was one of the six people killed in a crash on I-75 late Thursday evening.

Photo by Dan Henry / The Chattanooga Times Free Press. Mallory Wickam, right, and other students, friends and family become emotional during a candlelight vigil on Friday June 26, 2015 for Ocoee Middle School's band director, Brian Gallaher, who was one of the six people killed in a crash on I-75 late Thursday evening.

Photo by Dan Henry / The Chattanooga Times Free Press. Mallory Wickam, left, and Lizzie Goggins embrace during a candlelight vigil on Friday June 26, 2015 for Ocoee Middle School's band director, Brian Gallaher, who was one of the six people killed in a crash on I-75 late Thursday evening.

Photo by Dan Henry / The Chattanooga Times Free Press. Students, friends and family fill out memory cards during a candlelight vigil on Friday June 26, 2015 for Ocoee Middle School's band director, Brian Gallaher, who was one of the six people killed in a crash on I-75 late Thursday evening.

Photo by Dan Henry / The Chattanooga Times Free Press. Alexis Kyle fills out a memory card during a candlelight vigil on Friday June 26, 2015 for Ocoee Middle School's band director, Brian Gallaher, who was one of the six people killed in a crash on I-75 late Thursday evening.

Photo by Dan Henry / The Chattanooga Times Free Press. Marina Coleman stands with other students, friends and family during a candlelight vigil on Friday June 26, 2015 for Ocoee Middle School's band director, Brian Gallaher, who was one of the six people killed in a crash on I-75 late Thursday evening.

Photo by Dan Henry / The Chattanooga Times Free Press. Candles are handed out during a vigil on Friday June 26, 2015 for Ocoee Middle School's band director, Brian Gallaher, who was one of the six people killed in a crash on I-75 late Thursday evening.

Photo by Dan Henry / The Chattanooga Times Free Press. Arianna Heil hands out candles during a vigil on Friday June 26, 2015 for Ocoee Middle School's band director, Brian Gallaher, who was one of the six people killed in a crash on I-75 late Thursday evening.

Chattanooga Police Department Photo by Craig Joel
Scenes from the multiple fatality wreck at Exit 11 in Ooltewah.

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Chattanooga Police Deputy Chief David Roddy comments on what took place at the Interstate 75 accident that took the lives of six people, including two children.

Staff photo by Tim Barber
Chattanooga Police Captain Edwin McPherson comments on what took place at the Interstate 75 accident that took the lives of six people, including two children.

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Chattanooga Police Lt. Adrian Gibb comments on what took place at the Interstate 75 accident that took the lives of six people, including two children.

Photo by Dan Henry / The Chattanooga Times Free Press. Mollie Childs, left, and Jessica Bice become emotional during a candlelight vigil on Friday June 26, 2015 for Ocoee Middle School's band director, Brian Gallaher, who was one of the six people killed in a crash on I-75 late Thursday evening.

UPDATE: A judge has postponed the second trial of a truck driver charged with killing six people in a 2015 wreck on Interstate 75.

Attorneys will not be traveling to Nashville later this week to select a jury for the now-canceled trial on Monday. Hamilton County Criminal Court Judge Don Poole this morning announced the postponement of the trial, scheduled to begin Monday, and set the next check-up date for Oct. 17.

Stay with timesfreepress.com for more on this developing story.

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UPDATE: The second trial of a truck driver charged with killing six in a 2015 wreck on Interstate 75 hangs in the balance while a judge decides how to rule on a controversial subpoena.