Ronnie H. Gibbs, 71, and Kristin L. Merritt, 21, killed, and Elaine L. Kelly, 63, , and two children injured in head-on collision on U.S. Highway 321 in Newport, Tennessee
THP: Two killed, three injured in Cocke County collision
Ronnie H. Gibbs, of Cosby, was traveling south on U.S. Highway 321 in Newport about 12:35 p.m. when he lost consciousness, according to a THP incident report.
Gibbs' passenger, Elaine L. Kelly, 63, also of Cosby, was unable to revive him before the 1982 Cadillac Fleetwood crossed the center line and struck a 2004 Dodge sedan.
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