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New details, charges pending against driver in fatal Foothills Parkway wreck, crash report says

GSMNP said park law enforcement rangers responded to a "motor vehicle accident that had resulted in a fatality" on Saturday.

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — UPDATE (8/19): One person is dead after a car went off the road on Foothills Parkway on Saturday, according to a crash report from the Tennessee Highway Patrol. 

According to the report, a 2020 Camaro driven by a 19-year-old man was driving eastbound in the westbound lane. The driver approached a curve and overcorrected, causing the car to go off the right side of the road and down a steep embankment.

THP said the car rolled several times before coming to an uncontrolled final rest down the hill. 

The driver of the car was uninjured. The passenger, an 18-year-old woman, died in the crash.

Charges are currently pending for the driver of the car, according to the crash report. 

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One person is dead after a wreck on Foothills Parkway on Saturday, the Great Smoky Mountain National Park said. 

GSMNP said park law enforcement rangers responded to a "motor vehicle accident that had resulted in a fatality."

More information such as the cause of the wreck or the identity of those involved was not immediately available. This story will be updated when more information is available. 

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