KINGSPORT — The founder of a Kingsport outreach program for the needy and homeless has been killed in a vehicle crash.According to a preliminary report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol, the incident occurred Friday at approximately 5:20 p.m. Cindy Risk, the operator of Hunger First on Center Street, was driving a 1997 Jeep south on South Wilcox Drive.Meanwhile, a northbound 2004 Chrysler attempted to make a left hand turn from South Wilcox onto Lone Star Road. The THP says that vehicle stopped and Risk swerved to avoid hitting it, skidding off the roadway. Her Jeep then struck a culvert and rolled between one and three times.More on this story is available from our partners at the Kingsport Times-News.
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