Raythen Fayne Blankenship, 44, killed in car wreck on Aiport Parkway in Kingsport, Tennessee

Police said Blankenship, who was a passenger in the Toyota Tacoma, was not wearing his seatbelt as required by Tennessee state law. The other two individuals involved in the crash were properly restrained and survived the crash. The Kingsport Police Department reported this morning that Raythen Fayne Blankenship, 44, Vansant, Va., died Wednesday afternoon. The crash occurred around 6:20 a.m. on Aiport Parkway near Centenary Road in Kingsport when a 2002 Toyota Tacoma, driven by Billy J. Stevens, struck head-on a Subaru Outback, driven by Kathleen J. Kooiker, 58, of Osceola, Iowa. The Kingsport Police Department encourages ALL occupants of ALL motor vehicles to wear their seatbelt ALL of the time.

Police said Blankenship, who was a passenger in the Toyota Tacoma, was not wearing his seatbelt as required by Tennessee state law. The other two individuals involved in the crash were properly restrained and survived the crash. The Kingsport Police Department reported this morning that Raythen Fayne Blankenship, 44, Vansant, Va., died Wednesday afternoon. The crash occurred around 6:20 a.m. on Aiport Parkway near Centenary Road in Kingsport when a 2002 Toyota Tacoma, driven by Billy J. Stevens, struck head-on a Subaru Outback, driven by Kathleen J. Kooiker, 58, of Osceola, Iowa. The Kingsport Police Department encourages ALL occupants of ALL motor vehicles to wear their seatbelt ALL of the time.