A young couple aged 18 and 19 were both killed when the car they were driving was struck by a 2019 Freightliner truck after the boyfriend failed to stop at an intersection.
Football player Austin Moffitt and his girlfriend Alexis McCann from Dunlap, Tennessee, were traveling along State Route 28 at around 10:30 pm on Thursday when they were hit by the 18-wheeler.
The tragic crash occurred at the intersection of Highway 28 and John Burch Road. A Tennessee Highway Petrol reported that both McCann and Moffit were wearing seatbelts at the time of the collision.
McCann and Moffitt were traveling in a 2016 Jeep Patriot when their vehicle was hit by the truck which was driving southbound, according to the highway patrol report.
According to reports, the driver of the 18-wheeler identified as 62-year-old Jeffrey Miller from Elkmont, Alabama, was not injured.
It is not clear if Miller faced questioning by police and whether a criminal investigation into the tragedy will be pursued.
Moffitt’s former coach Shawn Cooley took to Facebook and wrote: “So heartbroken to hear the news of the loss of a former player and students of mine. Austin Moffitt was such a great young man and player. I’ll never forget when I told the boys two years ago that I was taking another job.
“Austin was the first to text me and congratulate me again after I met with them.”
He also described Alexis as a ‘sweet girl’ who worked extremely hard.
Cooley added: “This is such a devastating loss for the community. They will both be missed by many. Pray for these families.”
One of Moffitt’s team members also paid tribute to him, writing: “This young man was a not only a brother to me and so many others but also someone you could look up to as he always had a smile on his face and a joke to make.”
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