Officials in Jackson County have released the identity of a man killed in a fiery crash about five miles outside of McKee late Sunday night.
Police say a car slammed into a rock wall and burst into flames along US 421 near Soaptown Road around 10:45 p.m. The driver, Billy Jo Gibson Jr., 22, of Tyner, was thrown from the vehicle, and officials pronounced him dead at the scene.
http://liarcatchers.com/accident_reconstruction.html
Police say the car came out of a curve and hit the wall. There was no sign of breaking or skid marks.
“Everything’s still under investigation. We don’t know if alcohol or drugs are believed to be a factor. We’re still investigating that part of it,” KSP Sgt. Toby Coyle said.
Police shut down the road for nearly three hours as a reconstruction team gathered evidence. It has since been reopened.
