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Henry County: Head-on crash on Blackberry Road takes the lives of two people

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A two-vehicle crash in Henry County on Sunday took the lives of two people.

Denise Anne Cabrera-Cruz, 53, of Bassett, was traveling north on Blackberry Road at 4:46 p.m. in a 2012 Nissan Versa when the vehicle crossed the centerline and struck a 2007 Ford Focus driven by Kateland Ann McKinney, 22, also of Bassett, head-on.

Cruz was transported to a local hospital, where she later died. A passenger, an 8-year-old male, was also transported for injuries received in the crash.

McKinney and died at the scene.

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