Kane Aaron Hammock , a 33-year-old truck driver, faces multiple charges after a fiery crash on Interstate 85 in Jackson County, Georgia, that killed eight members of the same family , including five children. The accident occurred on Monday (October 13) when Hammock's semitruck collided with a Dodge Grand Caravan, causing a fiery multi-vehicle crash. The Georgia Department of Public Safety charged Hammock with eight counts of vehicular homicide in the second degree and one count of feticide by vehicle in the second degree.
The crash happened around 4:10 p.m. in the northbound lanes of I-85, about 62 miles northeast of Atlanta. The impact of the collision caused a "chain reaction" involving four additional vehicles. The van burst into flames, and all seven occupants were pronounced dea