MARYVILLE, Tenn. — Tristan Peacock remembers Madison Hoese as "Blondie" — his friend, and fellow Ulta hairstylist.
"She was one of the most kind, and giving people who you would encounter," he said. "She would literally give the shirt off her back to a fly on the wall."
Hoese was killed in an Alcoa car crash on March 22. The Alcoa Police Department said Tuesday that the driver, along with the passenger, in the vehicle that hit Hoese are both facing criminal charges related to her death.
Police said the crash happened at East Lincoln Road and Southbound Hall Road on March 22, around 5:45 a.m.
Hoese was killed after a 16-year-old driver, who was under the influence, ran a red light in a stolen Silverado and hit her vehicle, according to APD. After the wreck, the Silverado driver and passenger fled the scene. APD said officers apprehended them afterward.
The 16-year-old driver was charged with criminal homicide, vehicular homicide, theft of a motor vehicle, leaving the scene of an accident resulting in a fatality and underage DUI. The passenger, who was also 16 years old, was charged with criminal homicide, theft of a motor vehicle and leaving the scene of an accident resulting in a fatality, APD said.
Hoese worked two jobs, one in a leadership role at a Maryville coffee shop and another at a Maryville salon. Her coworkers at both Dunkin Donuts and Ulta said she's more than this tragedy.
Dunkin employees Adriana Diaz, Isabelle Hoeppner and Sydney Kimsey all got matching heart tattoos in Hoese's honor.
The Dunkin Donuts location on South Washington Street has a memorial for Hoese, including photos of her on the doors and at the drive-through window.
Diaz said that Hoese loved cows, which is why some employees are wearing cow print ribbons. Ryan Goodwin, the Dunkin Donuts District Manager, said that Hoese was one of the best workers at the store and had taken on a leadership role there.
"We were blessed to know her," he said. "Our vision is that people are better off for being here, and we feel better off knowing Madi was here with us."
Colleagues at the Ulta location in Maryville are also mourning Hoese and have set up a memorial to her in the salon.
Beth Pennington, the salon manager, said businesses neighboring the store, like Kirkland's and Five Below, have gone above and beyond to show support. Pennington said Hoese was well-known in the area.
"She didn't just affect the two jobs," Pennington said. "She affected the community."
Kinley Huffstepler, an Ulta stylist, said everyone was proud of the hard work Hoese put in.
"She had goals she had set," Huffstepler said. "She was very young, she was 19. We were very proud of her."
Jazzlyn Howey, another one of Hoese's co-workers at Ulta, also said Hoese had big goals.
"She was talented," Howey said. "She had a really big heart and she loved everybody."
An obituary for Hoese said her funeral is planned for this week in Greeneville.