Coast Radio Group Employee Killed As Car Crashes Into Studio Building

Kicker 108 KZKX Bay St. Louis BiloxiAn automobile lost control speeding through an intersection at around 80 miles per hour on Friday and crashed into the building of JLE Incorporated’s Coast Radio Group killing office administrator Elizabeth Thornburg.

The 59 year old Thornburg was killed as the BMW plowed through the building. Three others were injured including the driver and a passenger. The Biloxi Sun-Herald reports that all three are hospitalized in stable condition.

Coast Radio Group operates CHR “95.3 Gorilla” WZNF Lumberton, Classic Hits “Coast 102” 102.3 WGCM-FM Gulfport, Country “Kicker 108” WZKX Bay St. Louis, Oldies “Cruisin” 1240 WGCM/100.9 W265DH Gulfport, and Classic Country “Merle 100.1” 1390 WROA/100.1 W261CU Poplarville from its Gulfport studios.

This story first appeared on radioinsight.com