‘He’s not coming back;’ Father grieves son who died after crash near Rod Run car festival

PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (WATE) — What was supposed to be a family vacation turned into a tragedy Friday when a man attending the Rod Run car festival died.

 

“We come here every year for the Rod Run. We come three times out of the year, we’re here a week each time we’re here. This was my son’s first time actually attending it with me,” said his father, Jeremy Hanes.

 

 

Jeremy Hanes and his 31-year-old son Kyle Hanes bonded over their love for cars.

 

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“He loved cars, we own a car lot in Indiana, and he was my ace, my number one, he was like me made over,” said Jeremy Hanes.

 

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