Two killed, 5 hurt in Wednesday night wreck

Posted by
Mark Beardsley
in Public Safety
Thursday, September 30. 2010
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Two people were killed and five injured — one-critically — in a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Hwy. 326 and U.S. 441 in Commerce Wednesday evening.

Jackson County coroner Keith Whitfield said Shane Kennedy, 22, of Danielsville and Laura Ashley Epps, 19, of Hull, were killed when the small two-door sedan in which they were passengers pulled into the northbound lane of U.S. 441 and was struck in the side by a northbound SUV.

Neither was driving the vehicle, Whitfield said. There were two other people in the sedan and three in the SUV, he added.

Wednesday's accident was just the latest, Whitfield noted.

"There have been several fatalities at that location, five to eight right there," he said.
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#1 Sad Citizen on 09/30/10 at 09:54 AM [Reply]
Rest in peace Toby Shane Kennedy! You will be missed dearly, we will never forget you!
#1.1 Framily---close friend that is like family on 09/30/10 at 02:20 PM [Reply]
Please keep the family of those hurt and killed in your thoughts and prayers.... Tomorrow is never promised for anyone. I love you Shane and I pray that this family finds peace and gains strength from the Lord.
#1.2 cjc on 09/30/10 at 10:19 PM [Reply]
When, oh WHEN will this intersection get the traffic light it so desperately needs?!? We've lived here 15 years and seen SO MANY tragic accidents at 326 and 441.
#2 Cousin on 09/30/10 at 05:39 PM [Reply]
We don't have forever..but we do have right now... tell your friends and family you love them... you never know when your last breathe will be! Shane you will always be missed and never forgotten!! I love you Shane!
#2.1 Anonymous on 10/04/10 at 07:19 PM [Reply]
i love you shane man you were like my brother
#2.1.1 Anonymous on 10/06/10 at 05:47 PM [Reply]
there seriously needs to be a light there... who else has to be lost from our community?? im so sorry for the family and ur loss...may the lord give u strenghth
#2.1.1.1 Gayla on 10/10/10 at 07:46 PM [Reply]
Sorry for the families loss! I cant believe nothings been done, what can we do? I sat on jury duty years ago for a wreck same location, someone was badly hurt, they tried to blame people for going to fast or the DOT for not cutting the grass in the medium, then they put the caution lights up, we need red lights! I try to avoid that driving route. Maybe we need to sign a petition, call Dot something, no more lives lost, they waste money repaving roads that are fine, buy a redlight!
#3 Mona Thrasher on 09/30/10 at 10:26 PM [Reply]
I am so sorry for such a loss. Pam, Toby, Nickie and keith you are all in my prayers. May Peace and love fill your hearts as you go through this time of sadness.
#4 Alen on 10/01/10 at 04:10 PM [Reply]
Am sorry for the loss of life. I travel that route everyday to work. I have had several vehicles to pull out in front of me at that intersection. I would love to see a traffic light installed there. Just wonder how long it will take DOT to get off their lazy rears and do so. Or is it going to take more lives lost before one is installed.
Prayers and thoughts with the families.
#5 Ansleigh Kennedy on 10/02/10 at 08:26 AM [Reply]
U left us way to soon. I love u daddy, love daddys little girl.
#6 stephanie bishop on 10/04/10 at 07:17 AM [Reply]
yes plz pray my brother was the one critically injured. he's lucky to be alive. i love you so much big bro
#7 Aunt on 10/06/10 at 07:50 AM [Reply]
Life is too short, so let the people in your life know what they mean to you. Shane, you will be missed. I love you!
#8 shadow dicara on 10/07/10 at 01:08 PM [Reply]
god bless all the familys and there loss of loved ones. and the familys of the two surviving young people who will be tramatized for the rest of there lives. rest in peace little laura and shane. to little lauras family ihave known and loved youer little girl sense she was twelve years old.god bless you all. and to shanes family i only knew him for a short time but i will never for get him he along with all the other young people were wonderfull childern and will be greatly missed .god bless you all from all of the dicara familys and friends
#9 matthew white on 10/09/10 at 08:41 PM [Reply]
the wreck on 326 and 441 that took two young lives was a great loss. my heart goes out to all the familys. at a time like this people should send up prayers for all the familys.and not send out gudgements and cruel remarks.these young people did not set out to hurt any one or there self. be kind and respect the lost loved ones of all of these good people. yes there should be a red light there. no people should not be so quick to judge . please remember this could happen to you are your loved ones. may god bless and bring peace to all the familys .
#10 Anonymous on 10/11/10 at 12:29 AM [Reply]
I travel through this intersection everyday, and I wonder why there is not a light there yet. It is busy and insane that a light is not there.
#11 citisen on 10/14/10 at 05:41 AM [Reply]
yes a red light would stop the loss of lives on 326 and 441. how can folks be so cruel to make some of the remarks they do. where is the love for all of these people. stop laying blaim on people and start praying for them all they need your prays not your judgeing them at a time like this. just remember this could happen to your loved ones. accedents happen all the time. it was nothin more than a horrow and a nightmare for all of these people.god bless the people in both the car and the suv. may gods love be with all the familys that are sufering .
#12 incommerce on 10/22/10 at 11:00 PM [Reply]
First off I want to send my prayer out to the families involved in this tragic event.I don't know anyone involved, but this still brings tears to my eyes. I'm 21, and if I didn't pay the attention that I do while driving. I would have already been in a serious accident.I have avoided several.I'm not placing blame, accident do happen.BUT why not do something to help avoid them, when u can? It is a shame the city can put all these new camera's up, but cannot install a few stop lights that will save lives. Who's life are those camera's going to save? The nightmare is that, everyone knows that it's a problem and still nothing is being done about it. This and what is to come is terrifying, because your right, it could be anyone of us, family or friends. If anyone knows of something we can do to help put stop-lights in that location please share, because I am sure more than a few would be willing to do what they can. God Bless Everyone
#12.1 Mark Beardsley on 10/23/10 at 09:50 AM [Reply]
FYI: The city did not put up any cameras and has never put up a traffic light. Those are all Department of Transportation initiatives. If there is to be a traffic light at Hwy. 326 and U.S. 441, that would also be a DOT decision. Of course, if the city wanted to pay for such a light, the DOT would probably oblige.
#13 Aaliyah on 10/25/10 at 01:00 AM [Reply]
I grew up on Hwy 326, and I have seen nothing but choas and turmoil at this intersection. My mother totaled out her vehicle maybe a month after the bypass was put there....At one time there was a rumor that if 3 fatalities were to happen that there would be a light placed at this intersection. There has always been talk about putting a light there, They did put a light there.... A caution light, It hasn't been too much help. I thought for sure that after Bryan Phillips was killed that a light would be put there. Well it's more than a decade later, and people are still continuing to lose their lives. I pray that something is done soon... My heart goes out to ALL of the families who have ever lost a loved one at the intersection 0f 441 and 326.... God Bless You all...
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