The brother of a Hardin County teen killed in a crash last week is critically injured overnight in an ATV crash.

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The community of Elizabethtown is still healing from the tragic death of a popular softball player, killed by an accused drunken driver.Mobile videoExactly a week later, tragedy hit the same family again.Brianna Taylor's brother, Brice Taylor, is now fighting for his life at University Hospital after a freak accident.Kentucky State Police said Brice Taylor, 20, was riding his ATV on Springfield Road just of Elizabethtown, when he hit a deer around 12:30 a.m. Monday. Police said Taylor was thrown off the vehicle and the ATV overturned in a ditch."Most folks are in complete shock. Sort of a common statement you keep hearing is, that people are just at a loss for words," said Josh Brown, the family's pastor at Valley Creek Baptist Creek.It's a heartbreaking case of deja vu for the Hardin County family: a crash, an emergency flight to University Hospital and a fight for life."People are still mourning and just grieving over Brianna and now this," Brown said.Last Sunday, Brianna Taylor, 17, a softball star and recent Elizabethtown High graduate, drove home on Patriot Parkway with her friend, Mickayla Harig.Police said Michael Todd Hilton was under the influence when he ran a stop sign and collided with her car.Brianna Taylor died the next day. Her friend remains in critical condition.Brown said Brice Taylor was returning home from a small get-together to remember his sister."What we've been trying to share with folks and to communicate with folks is pray for the family, pray for Brice," Brown said.Brice Taylor's accident happened just steps away from Valley Creek Baptist Church.The church opened its doors to the community when Brianna Taylor died and now they're doing it again for Brice.On Monday night, the church is holding a special prayer service at 7 p.m., where Brown said comforting songs will be played, tears will be shed and prayers will be prayed for the Taylor family."We can't reason or understand why this is happening. It's not fair, it's crazy, but by faith, we pray," Brown said.The family sent word through their pastor that they'd appreciate prayers for Brice, but also for Harig, who is still fighting for her life as well and who has not regained consciousness since the accident a week ago.Brice Taylor underwent two surgeries to relieve pressure from his brain Monday morning. Doctors told the family it will take 3-5 days to assess the extent of his injuries.