A woman was killed and two other people were injured when a vehicle hit a rock hillside, according to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers.
Jun. 9 A teen from Ohio was killed Monday in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, when the vehicle she was riding in crashed into a rocky hillside, according to the National Park Service. The teen was identified as Elizabeth Marie Parker, 19, of Centerville, Ohio, which is just south of Dayton, the release said. Investigators say the single-vehicle crash happened around 11:45 p.m. Monday on .
An Ohio woman died after a car crashed into a rock hillside on the Spur between Pigeon Forge and Gatlinburg.
The car was traveling Monday night on the southbound Spur when the vehicle veered right and crashed into the rock, according to a news release from the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Passenger Elizabeth Marie Parker, 19, of Centerville, Ohio, was taken to LeConte Medical Center for her injuries after park rangers responded to the crash at about 11:45 p.m.
She was pronounced dead at the hospital, according to the release.
The driver and another passenger, who have not been named, were flown to University of Tennessee Medical Center for treatment.
A 19-year-old Centerville woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash at the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Monday, according to the National Park Service.