Update: Monday, Sept. 13 at 11:35 a.m.
Poplar Bluff teen Jaclyn King, 18, died of injuries suffered in the 18-vehicle wreck that occurred on Labor Day.
Earlier reports of Aaron Hamlin’s death were incorrect. Hamlin suffered moderate injuries during the crash.
King died Saturday at Saint Francis Medical Center.
Original Story:
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. (AP) -- An 18-vehicle accident in southeast Missouri on Labor Day has now claimed a life.
The Southeast Missourian reports that 17-year-old Aaron Hamlin of Kennett died Saturday at a Cape Girardeau hospital from injuries suffered in the accident five days earlier.
Twenty-six people were hurt in the chain-reaction wreck caused by thick, black smoke from a brush fire along U.S. 60 near Dexter in Stoddard County. Authorities said the smoke was so thick that drivers couldn't see.
Nine of the 18 vehicles involved were destroyed, six had extensive damage and three had minor damage.
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