Overview
- The crash occurred Wednesday morning on US Highway 19E near Hampton when a vehicle struck 11 Milligan University cyclists during a training ride.
- Milligan identified the two students who died as sophomores Haylan Engdahl and Brayden Rogers and said seven other team members were hospitalized with serious injuries.
- Multiple victims were airlifted to Johnson City Medical Center where trauma teams treated patients and hospital officials said several remained in critical condition.
- Authorities arrested 69-year-old John Benfield of Newland, North Carolina, and prosecutors charged him with two counts of reckless vehicular homicide and five counts of aggravated assault by vehicle.
- The Tennessee Highway Patrol is leading an active investigation and the university and regional schools have mobilized counseling and community support while events have been canceled as the campus grieves.