Katherine Williams-Dunning, the daughter of Hank Williams Jr. and his ex-wife, Mary Jane Thomas, was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Henry Country, Tennessee.  Katherine was just 27 years old. 

According to a statement from the Tennessee Highway Patrol: “Katherine Williams-Dunning was the driver of a 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe involved in the single-vehicle crash near Antioch Road. The SUV was towing a boat at 7:44 p.m. southbound on Highway 79 when it crossed the dividing median in the highway and rolled over, crossing northbound lanes and coming to a rest on the shoulder. Williams-Dunning was killed in the crash.”

Katherine’s husband, Tyler Dunning, 29, was flown to Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where his condition is currently unknown. Williams-Dunning lived in Springville, Tenn. and she and her husband Tyler have been married since October of 2015. They have two young children, a 5-year-old son named Beau Weston and a 2-year-old daughter named Audrey Jane.

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