HUSBAND CHARGED IN DEATH OF WIFE, UNBORN BABY AFTER HEAD ON CRASH

A man is charged and an investigation is underway by the Tennessee Highway Patrol after two people and an unborn baby die following a crash on Raccoon Valley Road in North Knoxville.

Crews responded to a head-on crash Friday night, several were trapped and had to be cut from the wreckage.  Authorities say 20-year-old Jonathon Jones was going east on Raccoon Valley his car and crossed into the westbound lane and hit a Ford Expedition.

Several witnesses told troopers Jones had been driving in a reckless manner.   Court records say Casandra Jones, the only passenger in Jones car, was declared dead along with her unborn baby.

The driver and two passengers of the Ford all suffered injuries. One of the passengers, Virginia Brooks, died at the hospital Saturday morning.

Jones reportedly told troopers that he smoked marijuana everyday.

Jones is charged with two counts of aggravated assault, improper passing and three counts of vehicular homicide by intoxication.

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