A TWO VEHICLE ACCIDENT IN HAWKINS COUNTY OVER THE WEEKEND HAS CLAIMED THE LIFE OF A GATE CITY VIRGINIA WOMAN. ACCORDING TO MOUNT CARMEL POLICE, 72 YEAR OLD FRANCES TAYLOR WAS KILLED SATURDAY EVENING ON CARTERS VALLEY ROAD WHEN THE VEHICLE SHE WAS RIDING IN, WAS STRUCK HEADON. AUTHORITIES SAID A VEHICLE BEING DRIVEN BY 34 YEAR OLD DAVID ROBERTS OF MOUNT CARMEL CROSSED THE CENTER LINE. THE DRIVER OF THE TAYLOR VEHICLE, CHRIS TAYLOR, HAD TO UNDERGO SURGERY AND HIS CONDITION IS UNKNOWN. ROBERTS’ INJURIES WERE LESS SERIOUS AND CHARGES ARE PENDING AGAINST HIM FOLLOWING AN INVESTIGATION.