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Newly crowned homecoming queen killed in crash

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JOHNSON CITY (AP) — A newly crowned high school homecoming queen on the way to get her pictures developed was killed when the sport utility vehicle she was in was hit from behind and burst into flames.

Courtney Hensley, 17, of Telford was killed and the driver of SUV, Cortney Beard of Erwin, also 17, was critically injured in the crash Saturday night.

Beard was pulled from the wreck and taken to the burn unit at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville.

Friends say Hensley and Beard had decided to take their photos from Friday night’s homecoming at David Crockett High School in Jonesborough to a drug store for processing.

A car driven by 18-year-old Bradley Mullins of Gray plowed into Beard’s compact SUV as it was stopped at a red light, pushing it 250 feet and causing it to catch fire, according to police.

Mullins was in stable condition at the Johnson City Medical Center, as was the passenger in his car, 19-year-old Carissa Street of Johnson City.

Police said charges are pending.

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