Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE: An investigation is underway, and Knoxville Police have identified the victim of a fatal weekend crash on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue.

Officers responded to a two-car crash on MLK Jr. Avenue at Parkview Avenue Saturday afternoon. They say a car going east on MLK Jr. Avenue veered across the center line for unknown reasons and collided head-on with a westbound vehicle. The driver of the eastbound vehicle, 38-year-old Kara Weeks of Lenoir City, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the vehicle that was struck head-on was transported to an area hospital for treatment for non-life-threatening injuries.

ORIGINAL STORY: The Knoxville Police Department is investigating a fatal crash that happened on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue Saturday afternoon. 

At around 2 p.m. on Saturday, November 9, 2024, KPD officers responded to a two-car crash on MLK Jr. Avenue at Parkview Avenue. 

The investigation revealed that a car traveling eastbound on MLK Jr. Avenue veered across the center line for unknown reasons and collided head-on with a westbound vehicle. The driver of the eastbound vehicle, a 38-year-old woman, was pronounced dead at the scene. 

The driver of the vehicle that was struck head-on was transported to an area hospital for treatment for non-life-threatening injuries. 

The crash temporarily closed MLK Jr. Avenue in both directions. 

KPD crash reconstruction personnel responded to the scene and are leading the investigation. That investigation remains ongoing.