A man and woman died Saturday morning in a fiery crash on Interstate 40 West in Loudon County, authorities said. The wreck happened just after 1 a.m. near mile marker 369 when a westbound Ford F250 pickup driven by Thomas Kenn Lowery, 44, of Pensacola, Fla., tried to move from the center lane into the right lane, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol.

The pickup rear-ended a Saturn Ion driven by William Darwin Brown, 44, of Magnolia, Texas. Both vehicles spun out of control, authorities said.

The car crossed all three lanes, wrecked and burst into flames, killing Brown and a passenger, Barbara Mae Taylor, 39, of Tomball, Texas, according to the THP. Another passenger, Lonnie R. Dunn, 28, of Tuscaloosa, Ala., was injured. He wasn't wearing a seat belt.

The pickup ran off the right side of the road and came to rest on some grass, injuring Lowery, who wasn't wearing a seat belt.

Lowery and Dunn's conditions weren't available Saturday night.

Charges against Lowery are pending, according to the THP. _________________________________________________________________________________________

Two die in fiery Loudon crash By News Sentinel staff
February 24, 2007

Two people died this morning in a fiery crash on Interstate 40 West in Loudon County, authorities said.

The wreck happened just after 1 a.m. near mile marker 369 when a westbound Ford F250 pickup tried to move from the center lane into the righthand lane, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol.

The pickup rear-ended a Saturn, and both vehicles spun out of control, authorities said.

The car crossed all three lanes, ran off the road and burst into flames, killing two people inside, according to the THP.

The pickup ran off the right side of the road and came to rest on some grass.

No names or conditions have been released.

More details as they develop online and in Sunday's News Sentinel.