A 33-year-old semitruck driver in Georgia is facing a spate of criminal charges after he allegedly followed too closely behind a packed minivan, resulting in a fiery crash that left eight dead, including five children . Kane Aaron Hammock was taken into custody earlier this week and charged with eight counts of second-degree vehicular homicide, authorities announced.

Hammock is also facing one count each of second-degree feticide by vehicle, following too closely, failure to exercise duty of care, and driving without registration. All of the charges levied against Hammock are misdemeanors.

According to a news release from the Georgia Department of Public Safety, troopers with the state police from Post 32 in Athens responded at about 4:11 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 13, to reports of a six-vehi

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