SPARTA, Tenn. (WSMV) - A young Amish mother and her 2-year-old son were among the victims of a devastating head-on crash in Tennessee last week that left more than a dozen family members injured and four people dead.

The Beachy family, who had moved to Alabama just three weeks before the accident, was returning home from a family wedding in Kentucky when tragedy struck. Around 6:45 p.m. on Highway 111 in Sparta, a Dodge Durango traveling north lost control, crossed the median, and collided head-on with a southbound Ford Econoline van carrying 15 members of the extended Beachy family.

Among those killed was 29-year-old Bethany Beachy, who relatives say was a beloved figure in her Amish community. Her 2-year-old son, Andrew, also died as a result of the crash. The drivers of the Dodge Dura

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