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Two Dead After North Carolina Man Crashes Into Cycling Group in East Tennessee

By Ronni Chase Aug 19, 2026 | 9:32 PM

Wednesday morning, the THP responded to a crash involving a car and members of the Milligan University cycling team on Highway 19 in Carter County in East Tennessee.

Two students died and several others were injured.

Sixty-nine-year-old John Benfield, of North Carolina has been charged with two counts of vehicle homicide and five counts of aggravated assault by vehicle.