Candlelight vigil held for drag racing victims in Troup County

story we hear from the families of the two men who died after a drag racing incident Sunday in troop County loved ones of Corey Maddox and matalo bass gathered tonight in L Grange for a candlelight vigil news 9's Gabriella Johnson was there in the Grange this evening she is live now back in our studio after talking with family and friends and Gabriella when this incident happened a few nights ago three others were injured so do we know how they're doing now who was hurt got released from the hos

pital today her children who are Cory maddox's children are recovering one is out of the hospital and another is still in a hospital in Atlanta now at the vigil you could tell that these men nicknamed truck and dirt were truly loved they both was great guys and they was also good friends so Min and lrange are mourning the loss of two fathers two brothers and two friends Cor truck Maddox and melito dirt bass Sunday night at Antioch and tuning roads a car accident as a result of drag racing happen

ed between two cars just before 9900 p.m. it's believed that the car bass was driving lost control and hit a spectating car that Maddox was believed to be outside of three others were injured days later in the Thomas toown neighborhood a candlelight vigil for both truck and dirt the mother of one of maddox's children and bass's first cousin says they were both well known and loved both of them was well known through the community both of them was great fathers just well known all into cars and r

acing so children of both of these fathers speaking to News Leader N9 saying that they'll miss them dearly to know my dad was to love my dad he was just the greatest man ever me and my other siblings here I'm going to miss you though they weren't her sons Debbie Burton says it's like she lost two at once just a Comm toown Community thing the family is family and I had one son but I have many sons and they both were like signs to me there was another car the the second driver of the vehicle who d

rove off and has not been identified and as we know it still hasn't been identified in Studio C Gabriella Johnson for wtvm News Leader 9 certainly we know that is a great loss for folks there in that Community all right Gabriella thank you very much well