KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. — UPDATE(6/23): A man is facing multiple vehicular homicide and aggravated assault charges after his wife, her unborn child and another woman died in a crash on Raccoon Valley Drive on Friday.
According to court records, the Tennessee Highway Patrol responded to the intersection of Raccoon Valley Drive and Hausmond Way in response to a two-vehicle crash with injuries.
Jonathon Jones, 20, was driving east on Raccoon Valley Drive when he left his lane and crossed into westbound traffic, THP said. The report said Jones' car hit an SUV head-on.
According to the report, multiple witnesses told troopers that Jones had been driving in a "reckless manner" and was passing other cars on a double yellow line.
After the crash, all passengers of both vehicles were sent to the University of Tennessee Medical Center for treatment. The only passenger in Jones's vehicle was his wife, Casandra Jones, who was eight months pregnant, according to the arrest record.
Casandra Jones and her unborn child were both declared dead from injuries sustained in the crash, the report said.
Three passengers in the Ford Expedition also suffered injuries in the crash. One of them, Virginia Brooks, was pronounced dead from her injuries Saturday morning at UT Medical Center, according to a warrant.
The report also said that Jones admitted to troopers that he "smoked marijuana every day," with a drug recognition expert trooper noting that he had bloodshot eyes at the time of the arrest.
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Several people are injured after a head-on crash on East Raccoon Valley Road Friday night, according to Rural Metro Fire.
At around 6 p.m., Rural Metro responded to a reported head-on crash on Raccoon Valley. When crews arrived, they saw two cars had collided head-on.
Rural Metro said the crash resulted in five injured people. They were trapped and had to be cut from the car, according to Rural Metro.
The Tennessee Highway Patrol is handling the investigation.
At this time, the road is still closed. This is a developing story.