Hank Williams Jr.’s Daughter Dies In Tragic Car Accident
NASHVILLE, TN - DECEMBER 31: Hank Williams, Jr. performs at the Fifth annual New Year's Eve Bash on Broadway on December 31, 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images)
Tennessee news outlet WKRN reports that Katherine Williams-Dunning, the 27-year-old daughter of Hank Williams Jr. was killed in a crash Saturday night.
WKRN reports that the Tennessee Highway Patrol said that Williams-Dunning was driving a 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe, when she crashed around 7:45 p.m. along Highway 79. The SUV, which was towing a boat, crossed the median and rolled over, traveling across the northbound lanes and coming to a stop on the shoulder.
Williams-Dunning was killed, troopers said. Her 29-year-old husband Tyler Dunning was flown to a local hospital and his condition was not immediately released.
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