A DRAG RACING ACCIDENT OVER THE WEEKEND IN KINGSPORT HAS LEFT A CITY MAN IN SERIOUS CONDITION. WITNESSES CLAIM 22 YEAR OLD JOSEPH CORNELL WAS DRAG RACING HIS FORD MUSTANG WITH THE DRIVER OF A CORVETTE ON EAST STONE DRIVE YESTERDAY WHEN CORNELL LOST CONTROL OF HIS VEHICLE. AUTHORITIES SAID THE MUSTANG LEFT THE ROADWAY, TRAVELED THROUGH A WOODED AREA, WENT AIRBORNE STRIKING NINE VEHICLES IN A PARKING LOT NEAR KAY’S UNIFORMS. CORNELL WAS EJECTED AND TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT. MULTIPLE CHARGES ARE PENDING AT THIS TIME. THE INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING AND ITS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME IF ALCOHOL OR DRUGS WERE A FACTOR.