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Tennessee man, Alabama teen die in Holmes County crash

HOLMES COUNTY — A man and a teen girl died in a crash in Holmes County on Thursday, the Florida Highway Patrol reported.

Mark Chambers, 36, of Memphis, Tenn., the driver of one of the vehicles involved and Rebecca Bowers, 16, of Geneva, Ala., died in the wreck at 1:30 p.m. near State 81 and State 2A, the FHP reported. The second driver, Liberty Dawn Landerman, 36, of Geneva, Ala., and a passenger in Chamber’s vehicle, Candice M. Chambers, 33, of Cordova, Tenn., also were injured, FHP reported.

Landerman, driving a 1996 Ford Explorer, was westbound on State 2A and Mark Chambers, in a 2014 Toyota Camry, was southbound on State 81 as both vehicles approached the intersection, FHP said. As they entered the intersection, Landerman failed to yield the right-of-way to mark Chambers and the right front of the Explorer collided with the right side of the Camry, according to the FHP.

As a result of the collision, the Explorer traveled in a southwesterly direction and overturned and Bowers was ejected from the vehicle, FHP reported. The Explorer rested on the southwest shoulder of the intersection facing north, while the Camry traveled onto the southwest shoulder and came to a rest in the tree line facing southwest, FHP reported.

Mark Chambers was pronounced dead on the scene, FHP said. Landerman and Candice Chambers were transported to Flowers Hospital and Bowers was taken to Wiregrass Medical Center, where she later died, FHP reported. Landerman and Candice Chambers were listed in serious condition, according to the FHP.

Mark and Candice Chambers were wearing seatbelts and alcohol was not a factor in their part in the crash, FHP reported. Landerman and Bowers were not wearing seatbelts, according to the report, and alcohol results are pending, FHP said.

Charges also are pending, FHP reported.


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