A man has been charged with multiple counts of vehicular homocide after authorities said he drove his semi truck too close behind a van, triggering a fiery, multi-vehicle crash on a Georgia highway that killed eight people from the same family, including five children.
Kane Aaron Hammock, 33, faces eight counts of vehicular homicide in the second degree and one count of feticide by vehicle in the second degree, according to the Georgia Department of Public Safety, cited by The associated press.
The crash occurred around 4:10 p.m. Monday along the northbound lanes of I-85, just south of mile marker 147 near Commerce.
Authorities said the semi-truck struck the back of a Dodge Grand Caravan, sparking a “chain reaction” involving four additional vehicles.
The van caught fire after impact, and all seven people inside were pronounced dead at the scene, reported. An eighth victim was later found at the crash site.
A damaged vehicle is seen near a semi-truck after a fiery crash on Interstate 85 in Jackson County, Georgia, that killed eight people, officials said.
He has also been charged with following too closely, no registration and failure to exercise due care on Interstate 85 in Jackson County, about 62 miles northeast of Atlanta.
Split image shows the crash scene on Interstate 85 in Jackson County, Georgia, where a semi-truck struck a van killing eight people, alongside a booking photo of Kane Aaron Hammock, 33, who faces vehicular homicide and feticide charges, officials.
