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Jackson County fatal crash victim identified

Mississippi Highway Patrol has identified the man killed in an accident in Jackson County Wednesday afternoon. Police say 66-year-old Larry Williams of Lucedale was killed in the crash that happened on Highway 63 southbound. Williams lost control of his 2017…

Resident hit and killed in Gulfport

A 44-year-old man is pronounced dead on scene after being hit by a pick-up truck. The accident took place on Lorraine and Seaway Road. The driver of the truck was headed northbound on Lorraine when he hit the pedestrian. The…

Two dead after head-on collision on I-10

Two people have died after a head-on collision on Interstate 10 in Jackson County that occurred Sunday evening. The Mississippi Highway Patrol reported a 78-year-old male was driving eastward in the westbound lane, about a half-mile west of Exit 50…

Gulfport councilwoman’s daughter killed in crash

Tragic news out of Gulfport: a Gulfport city councilwoman and her family are mourning the loss of her daughter. According to city officials, Cara Pucheu’s daughter, Sydney, died in a car crash on Monday afternoon in Lindale, Texas. Sydney worked…

Man evading police in Diamondhead dies in crash

A man is dead after trying to evade police last night in Hancock County. Police say they received complaints about a man driving erratically around Diamondhead and might have been under the influence. Two units from Hancock County caught up…

Pedestrian killed on Highway 49

A Biloxi woman is dead after being hit by a vehicle on Highway 49 early this morning. Police say 50-year-old Mary Swaw was walking in the left hand lane of Highway 49 just north of Highway 53 shortly before 4:30…

HWY 49 safety concerns after fatal hit and run

Local business owners say there are far too many fatalities on Highway 49 where a Gulfport man was killed in a hit and run accident Sunday. According to authorities, sixty-four year-old Gulfport Resident Kenneth Jones died instantly after being struck…

Fatal train crash in Biloxi Sunday

A pedestrian was struck by a train in Biloxi Sunday morning. Shortly before 10, Biloxi police officers responded to the railroad tracks between the area of Veterans Boulevard and McDonnel Avenue. The investigation revealed that a 43-year-old black female from…

Pedestrian struck and killed by train in Biloxi

A Pedestrian was struck and killed by a train in Biloxi today. Police say the person struck was a woman around 40-years-old. She was hit by the CSX train shortly after 9:30 this morning between Debuys and Eisenhower Drive. The…

Pedestrian killed on MS 63 South

An update on the crash which claimed the life of one man on Highway 63 near Ole Saraceinna Road in Jackson County. Around 12:30 a.m. last night, a 59-year-old man from Lucedale was traveling south in a 2005 Ford Taurus.…

Gulfport four-year-old dies in crash

A Gulfport four-year-old has died and three others are injured after a single vehicle accident just outside of Mobile. The driver of the vehicle is identified as 25-year-old Akiera Coleman of Gulfport. Police say the 2013 Ford Edge that Coleman…

Deadly morning accident on North Hwy 49

An early morning crash in Harrison County on Highway 49 near School Road claimed the life of one woman. Highway Patrol Spokesman Chase Elkins tells News 25 that 66-year-old Linda Mays of Vancleave was pronounced dead on scene. Just after…

Deadly wreck on Palmer Creek Drive

A one vehicle wreck on Palmer Creek Drive and East Wortham Road Saturday around 9:30 p.m. killed two people. The driver, 40-year-old Christopher Johnson, and passenger, 20-year-old Caitlyn Dubose, were both ejected from the car and pronounced dead on the…

Motorcycle driver killed in Jackson County wreck

A fatal accident between an 18-wheeler and a motorcycle halted traffic for hours this morning on the interstate in Jackson County. News 25’s Laurene Callander has the details from the scene. It was a traffic nightmare and tragedy on the…

Biloxi High School student killed in wreck

The mother of the 16-year-old Biloxi boy killed in a two car accident last night tells News 25 her son was the light of her life and a friend to everyone he met. Biloxi High School student Tyler Cooke died…

One dead, two stable after fatal accident in Biloxi

A 16-year-old has passed away after a two vehicle accident last night on Highway 90 in Biloxi. Harrison County Coroner Gary Hargrove identified the teen as Tyler Cooke from Biloxi as the victim in the fatal accident. According to police,…

Jackson County man dies after being hit by car

A Vancleave man died last night after being hit by a car. Authorities say 47-year-old John Bennett Ledbetter was walking in the middle of Jim Ramsey Road, just west of Old Fort Bayou Road, when a car hit him. The…

Man dead after tragic boat accident

A man is dead after he fell off of his own boat and was hit by it in the Biloxi River today. Harrison County Coroner Gary Hargrove has identified that man as 77-year-old William Melton of Biloxi. Authorities were called…

Man killed in boating accident in Biloxi

One man is dead after a boating accident on the Biloxi River this morning. Investigators are currently on the scene near Holly Bluff Circle. Details are limited right now, but it appears the man was hit with his own boat…

Lucedale woman killed in crash

A 25-year-old Lucedale woman was killed last night in a two vehicle crash on Highway 98 in George County. A 54-year-old man from Little Rock, Arkansas was driving an 18-wheeler traveling west on Highway 98 when he crashed into the…