2 fatalities reported in 11E Wednesday night crash

The Tennessee Highway Patrol reports that two people were killed in a crash on Highway 11E Wednesday night. A crash report says a 2018 Kia was heading east on the highway at a high rate of speed when it collided with a 2018 Mazda at the intersection of Knob Creek Dock Road shortly after 6 p.m. The driver of the Kia and an adult passenger in the Mazda were pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Kia was identified as 31-year-old Thomas Elliott, who was reportedly not wearing his seat belt. The deceased Mazda passenger was identified 75 year old Peter Sokol, Jr. The driver and a juvenile passenger in the Mazda were both injured.