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Aerial footage shows aftermath of fiery Georgia highway crash that killed 8
Aerial footage shows the aftermath of a deadly crash on Interstate 85 in Jackson County, Georgia, where a semitrailer struck a van and burst into flames, killing eight people. Courtesy: WAGA
A man has been charged with multiple counts of vehicular homicide after authorities said he drove his semitruck too close behind a van, triggering a fiery, multi-vehicle crash on a Georgia highway that killed eight people from the same family, including five children.
Kane Aaron Hammock, 33, faces eight counts of vehicular homicide in the second degree and one count of feticide by vehicle in the second degree, according to the Georgia Department of Public Safety, cited by The Associated Press.
He has also been charged with following too closely, no registration and failure to exercise due care on Interstate 85 in Jackson County, about 62 miles northeast of Atlanta.
Split image shows the crash scene on Interstate 85 in Jackson County, Georgia, where a semitruck struck a van, killing eight people, alongside a booking photo of Kane Aaron Hammock, 33, who faces vehicular homicide and feticide charges, officials said. (WAGA/Fox Atlanta / Jackson County Sheriff’s Office)
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The crash occurred around 4:10 p.m. Monday along the northbound lanes of I-85, just south of mile marker 147 near Commerce.
Authorities said the semitruck struck the back of a Dodge Grand Caravan, sparking a "chain reaction" involving four additional vehicles.
The van caught fire after impact, and all seven people inside were pronounced dead at the scene, Fox 5 Atlanta reported. An eighth victim was later found at the crash site.
A damaged vehicle is seen near a semi-truck after a fiery crash on Interstate 85 in Jackson County, Georgia, that killed eight people, officials said. (WAGA/Fox Atlanta)
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The victims’ identities have not been officially released, but relatives identified the deceased as Kenia Ramirez and Darwin Ventura, along with their child, Kayle. The couple reportedly had another baby on the way.
Sonia Maribel Ramirez, Kenia’s mother, was also killed, along with her children Justin, Andy, Natali and Evan. The five children were between 2 and 16 years old, relatives told Atlanta News First.
Holly Bennett, with Jackson County Animal Control, rescues a cat from a crash involving a semi-truck and a van used by Furkids Animal Rescue and Shelters on an interstate in Jackson County, Georgia, Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. (Tina Walden via AP)
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