More details emerge in fatal accident that killed 7-year-old child, sent woman to jail

Published 10:09 pm Sunday, March 13, 2022

The driver who rammed her car into a building and killed a 7-year-old passenger has been charged with aggravated DUI, a Jackson TV station reported Sunday.

The fatal accident happened Saturday afternoon, police reported.

WLBT-TV reported that the driver was identified as Kathryn Blankenship.

Her passenger, 7-year-old Chezeyo Alspaugh, was killed in the accident.

WAPT-TV in Jackson reported that Blankenship was the mother of Alspaugh, but that was has not been verified through other sources.

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