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Two students killed, driver charged after crash into Tennessee college cycling team
NBC News • • nation
Key Points:
- Two Milligan University cyclists, sophomores Haylan Engdahl and Brayden Rogers, were killed and seven others injured when a vehicle struck the team while training on Highway 19 in Carter County, Tennessee.
- The driver, 69-year-old John Benfield from North Carolina, has been charged with two counts of vehicular homicide by recklessness and five counts of aggravated assault by vehicle by recklessness.
- The injured cyclists were hospitalized, with four in critical condition and two stabilized, and two victims were airlifted to the hospital.
- Authorities emphasized the team’s experience, noting they were an elite cycling group, and the investigation is ongoing with witness interviews and evidence collection underway.
- Milligan University President Stephen Waers called for community prayers and support for the grieving families following the tragic accident.
