Two more people have died from injuries received in the accident that first took the life of a 7-year-old Coffee County boy. The three-vehicle crash occurred on the Dinah Shore Boulevard in Winchester New Year’s Eve morning around 11:30 a.m.
Authorities now say that Mary Jane Parks, 83, of Winchester died from her injuries on Friday afternoon. Representatives at Vanderbilt University Medical Center confirmed 7-year-old John Hill died at the hospital Sunday.
According to Winchester Police Chief Dennis Young, a minivan operated by Aaron Hill, of Hillsboro, was heading south and had stopped at a traffic light when a 2008 Kia operated by Parks slammed into the rear of the van, forcing it into an oncoming pickup truck operated by Robert Evans, 67, of Winchester.
“The Kia was traveling at about 90 miles per hour,” Young said Thursday afternoon.
Twins James and John Hill, were traveling with father, Aaron Hill, and their mother Lynette. All of those involved in the accident were injured except for the pickup truck driver.
James Hill, 7, was pronounced dead at Southern Tennessee Medical Center in Winchester on Thursday.
Aaron and Lynette Hill were also transferred to Vanderbilt for treatment.
A passenger with Parks, Jimmie Ruth Northcutt, 75, of Winchester, was transported to Southern Tennessee Medical Center for treatment.
UPDATE–Two More People have Died from Injuries in Winchester Crash
