TAZEWELL, TN. (THECOUNT) — Katelyn Cunliffe has been identified as the Claiborne County High School student fatally struck by a van on Friday in Tazewell, according to reports.
Cunliffe, 16, was on-foot in the area of Catdaddy’s Market at 6:32 a.m. Friday morning when she was struck by a vehicle.
The 16-year-old pedestrian was killed after being struck by a van on State Hwy. 33 in front of the market. She lived nearby, according to WATE.
“We can not begin to put into words the heaviness surrounding our community today,” Tazewell Police Chief Jeremy Myers said. “We grieve for the family of the victim and the other party involved in the crash.”
Myers has requested the Tennessee Highway Patrol conduct an investigation.
It is unclear if anyone was cited at the scene.
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Geo quick facts: Tazewell is a town in and the county seat of Claiborne County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 2,165 at the 2000 census and 2,218 at the 2010 census. The town is named for Henry Tazewell, a U.S. senator from Virginia – Wikipedia.
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