KINGSPORT — An early afternoon crash on Interstate 26 claimed the life of a city woman and a 4-year-old boy Wednesday.Officials say the wreck occurred at about 12:45 p.m. in the westbound lane at mile marker 1.4.A Kingsport Police Department news release stated that a four-door Honda Civic sedan was traveling westbound on I-26. The vehicle was driven by Terri Temple, 30, Kingsport. A 4-year-old was in the back seat.A 2014 Chevrolet Cruze, driven by Paul Laycock, Elton, Wis., had stopped on the right shoulder of the highway to manipulate the vehicle's GPS system.The 4-year-old passenger was critically injured. After being transported to Holston Valley Medical Center, he was sent by helicopter to the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville, where he was pronounced dead at approximately 4 p.m.Read more with our partners at the Kingsport Times-News.Earlier update posted at 4:05 p.m.:KINGSPORT — A traffic accident on Interstate 26 claimed the life a woman while a 4-year-old boy received life threatening injuries.The accident occurred around 12:45 p.m. Wednesday in the westbound lane of Interstate 26 around mile marker 1, according to a press release.The release stated that a four-door Honda Civic sedan was travelling westbound on I-26. The vehicle was driven by Terri Temple, 30, Kingsport. A 4-year-old was travelling in the back seat.A 2014 Chevrolet Cruze, driven by Paul Laycock, had stopped on the right shoulder of I-26 to manipulate the vehicle's GPS system.For unknown reasons, the Honda's driver's side tires veered off the left side of the road. When Temple tried to get the car back on the road, she overcorrected and sent the vehicle into a spin, the release said.Visit our partners at the Kingsport Times-News for more on this developing story.Earlier update:KINGSPORT — Police have identified the woman killed this afternoon in a crash on Interstate 26 near West Stone Drive.Killed was Terri Temple, 30, of Kingsport. A 4-year-old passenger in her vehicle, whose name was not released, received critical life-threatening injuries, police said in a news release. After his arrival at Holston Valley Medical Center, he was forwarded to University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville by helicopter.Police said Temple's vehicle veered off the left side of the road. When she attempted to return the vehicle to the road, she overcorrected. Another vehicle was stopped on the roadside, and Temple's spinning car hit the other vehicle. That driver was uninjured.Visit our partners at the Kingsport Times-News for more on this developing story.Earlier report posted at 2:02 p.m.:KINGSPORT — Police have confirmed one fatality in an early Wednesday afternoon crash on Interstate 26 in Kingsport. The incident occurred at approximately 12:45 p.m. in the westbound lanes near West Stone Drive. As of 2 p.m. emergency workers were still working the scene, with motorists urged to avoid the immediate area and consider alternate routes. Visit our news partners at the Kingsport Times-News for more and keep checking here for updates.
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