Boat accident claims a life on South Holston Lake

A man lost his life and another seriously injured following a boat crash. This is the 20th boating-related fatality on Tennessee waters this year and it happened on South Holston Lake in Sullivan County. At 9:45 Saturday night, a bass boat carrying two people struck a pillar that holds up the Highway 421 bridge. The operator of the sustained serious injuries, a passenger, 72 year old, Ronald E. Taylor, of Virginia, was pronounced dead at the scene. Taylor’s body will be sent for autopsy. The crash remains under investigation.