Mother, 38, charged with felony DUI and child endangerment after failing to seat belt her twin boys, 6, who were thrown from the car and killed in a head-on collision
- Twins Dylan and Camryn Clark, both six, were killed Sunday night at about 10pm
- They were in the backseat of their mother's car when she collided head-on with an oncoming vehicle while trying to bypass another car ahead of her
- Knox's car slid down the highway on its roof, before hitting a ditch and ejecting all three passengers, none of which were wearing seat belts at the time
- Knox survived the crash, but the twins dead from their injuries
- Authorities are charging Knox with felony DUI resulting in death, child endangerment and other charges
- The twins had been living in South Carolina with Knox for the past year and were preparing to move to Florida to live with their father when the accident occurred
Twin six-year-old boys, who weren't wearing their seat belts, died after their mother got into a head-on collision with an oncoming car on a South Carolina highway.
Dylan and Camryn Clark, both six, of Seneca, South Carolina, were in the backseat of their mother's 2005 BMW while she was driving down a Pickens County, South Carolina, high way Sunday, just after 10pm.
South Carolina Highway Patrol said that the boys' mother, Jennifer Lyn Knox, 38, was trying to pass a boat-towing car in front of her when she head-on collided with a 2014 Kia traveling in the opposite direction, according to WYFF.
Twins Dylan (left) and Camryn (right) Clark, both six, died after they were ejected from the backseat of their car during a head-on collision with an oncoming car Sunday night
Camryn (left) and Dylan (right) were in the car with their mother, Jennifer Lyn Knox, who was driving. None of them were wearing seat belts at the time of the crash
Knox's car was said to have overturned during the crash and then slid down the highway on its roof. When the car hit a ditch, it flipped over, at which point Knox and the twins were ejected.
Neither Knox nor the twins were wearing their seat belts at the time of the incident.
All three family members were transported to different hospitals. Knox was treated for her injuries, but the two boys died from theirs.
The driver of the Kia, who was wearing his seat belt during the crash, was uninjured.
Authorities charged Knox with two counts felony DUI resulting in death, child endangerment, two counts child restraint violation and a seat belt violation.
Knox was said to have been trying to bypass a car that was towing a boat when she crashed into the oncoming car. Knox's car (far left) then overturned and skid down the highway on its roof, before hitting a ditch and flipping over again, ejecting all three people inside
Camryn (left) and Dylan (right) were preparing to move back to Florida to live with their father, Billy Clark (center). They had been living in South Carolina with Knox for the past year
Dylan (left) and Camryn (right) were declared dead at different hospitals. Their mother, Knox, is being charged with felony DUI resulting in death and child endangerment
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Knox is said to be in the hospital and will be taken to jail when she's cleared for transport.
'It's all so shocking and heartbreaking,' the twins' aunt, Pamela Clark, told FOX Carolina, calling them the 'sweetest little twins ever.'
The twin boys' father, Billy Clark, is arranging to have their bodies sent to Florida for their funerals.
According to a GoFundMe to cover funeral expenses started Monday, the twins had been in South Carolina with Knox for the past year and were getting ready to move to Florida to live with their father when the accident happened.
'The Whole Family is Just in Total Shock and Devastation over this,' reads the GoFundMe description. 'Truly Heartbreaking losing a child........Totally Devastating losing twins boys at the same time. RIP Little Warriors Fly High and Know that You are Truly Loved and Missed Every Second of Every Day.'
The boys were said to have loved to play, go fishing, take walks in the park and spend time with their older brother, Billy Clark Jr.
'They had Big Hearts and Eyes that Sparkled and Were Just So Loveable their Smiles Could Melt any Heart. So Young and Innocent. Words Just Can't Even Begin to Describe,' the GoFundMe description concluded.
