MHP investigating accident that left one deputy dead, another injured
Early indications show it could have been an accident.
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Arrest made in fatal road rage shooting that claimed Gulfport man's life
Biloxi, MS – Agents with the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation have made an arrest, with the assistance of the D.E.A. Task Force and Hammond Police Department, in connection with Memorial Day weekend road rage shooting incident that took the life…
One dead in fatal accident in Stone County
A deadly head-on collision claimed the life of 29-year-old Joshua Higginbotham early Monday morning in Stone County. “If you knew him, you loved him. If you didn’t know him, you missed out on meeting a great person.” Joshua Higginbotham passed…
One dead in fatal accident in Stone County
A deadly head on-collision claimed the life of 29-year-old Joshua Higginbotham early Monday morning. The accident occurred in Stone County on Highway 26 and Walton Road. Higginbotham was a Lucedale resident. He leaves behind his wife, Alyssa, and four children.…
Heartbroken family continues to seek justice in fatal shooting of Brandon Box
A heartbroken Gulf Coast family continues to seek justice after Brandon Box, a beloved husband, son, and brother, was shot and killed in a road rage incident on I-10 in Jackson County on Memorial Day. Investigators continue the hunt for…
Victim identified in fatal two vehicle crash in Hancock County
Hancock County Coroner Jim Faulk says 68-year-old Jerry Wayne Fryerson died of blunt force trauma Sunday morning after a two vehicle crash. It happened on Highway 603 and Shiyou Road just before 1 a.m. when a jeep traveling north crossed…
Family mourns tragic loss of Taj Sanford
Yesterday, an accident on Interstate 10 sent an 18-wheeler over the Pascagoula River Bridge. The driver, 47-year-old Gulfport resident Taj Sanford, was killed. The tragic accident occurred around 4 a.m. Tuesday. Taj Sanford, the driver, swerved to avoid a crash,…
Man killed after semi-truck flips into Pascagoula River off I-10 Bridge
One man is dead and another is in the hospital recovering after the 18-wheeler they were in flipped into the Pascagoula River this morning. This happened just before 4 a.m. today on the Interstate 10 Bridge going westbound in Jackson…
Toddler fatally hit by vehicle in Biloxi
On May 22, 2020 officers from the Biloxi Police Department responded to Rich’s Carwash on Popp’s Ferry Road for a report of a toddler being run over by a vehicle that was backing up in the parking lot. Upon arrival,…
Two-vehicle accident claims lives of two individuals on Highway 49
On May 15, 2020 at 4:18 p.m. State Troopers responded to a two vehicle collision on US-49 Northbound at East Wortham Road in Harrison County, MS. The collision claimed the lives of two individuals who were pronounced dead at the…
Man killed in police chase that ended in Jackson County this morning
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department has identified the man killed in a multi-state police pursuit that ended in Jackson County this morning. According to Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell, police in Mobile, Alabama began pursuing 61-year-old Christopher Palmer through Downtown…
Airman stationed at Keesler Air Force Base dies in off-base car accident
(WXXV) — An airman stationed at Keesler Air Force Base died in a car accident on Saturday. The airman was assigned to the 81st Training Wing located at the base. The fatal accident occurred off-base, and the cause of the…
Fatal accident in Jackson County at the intersection of MS63 and MS614
On April 26, 2020 State Troopers responded to a crash at the intersection of MS63 and MS614-Wade Vancleave Road that claimed the life of a Jackson County resident. Troopers said it appeared a motorcycle, driven by Terry Wayne Oswalt, a…
One man dead, three injured in accident in Jackson County
A two vehicle accident this morning left a Vancleave man deceased and three other people with non-life threatening injuries. Sheriff Mike Ezell says around 11 a.m., the driver of a silver Hyundai Elantra was traveling northeast on Old Fort Bayou…
Fatal car accident leaves Ocean Springs woman dead, child in critical condition Thursday morning
JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WXXV) — An Ocean Springs woman is dead and a child is in critical condition following a car accident Thursday morning. According to Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell, a truck driven by Joseph Hayden Pilgrim hit a…
Fatal accident in Jackson County
State Troopers responded to a two vehicle wreck today on MS 613 at Horace Shumock Road intersection in Jackson County claiming the life of a Moss Point resident. When investigating troopers arrived on scene, it appeared that a 2002 Honda…
Fatal motorcycle accident in Pearl River County
A two vehicle wreck in Pearl River County claimed the life of a Louisiana man. The accident happened around 11:30 yesterday morning. Highway Patrol identified the man as Jason Poplin from Harvey, Louisiana. A motorcycle traveling south on Highway 43…
Hancock County accident claims three lives
Three Texas residents were killed in a single vehicle accident late Friday night in Hancock County. Mississippi Highway Patrol identified them as Arturo Delagarza, Alfredo Arjona, and Alejandro Almeida. The two others in the car, Agustin Arjona and Allison Yharra,…
Fatal accident in Ocean Springs
Officers with the Ocean Springs Police Department responded to a serious motor vehicle crash involving one vehicle on Hanshaw Rd. just north of the Ocean Springs Middle School this afternoon. The preliminary investigation shows that the vehicle left the roadway…
Nine car pile-up leaves one dead
Traffic was backed up for nearly two hours this morning along Highway 90 after a deadly nine car pile-up. The incident happened around 6 this morning just before Highway 619 and Hwy 90 eastbound from Gautier. Sixty-four year-old Charlotte Moore…
Remembering Harrison County Sheriff’s Deputy Glenn Everett Roe
The community is still mourning after the loss of Harrison County Sheriff’s Deputy Glenn Roe. Glenn passed away Saturday after being hospitalized for injuries sustained in a three vehicle crash that also injured his wife. “I’m gonna miss him. I’m…
Flags flown at half-staff in honor of Harrison County Deputy Glenn Everett Roe
Flags were flown at half-staff at the Harrison County Adult Detention Center in honor of Harrison County Deputy Glenn Everett Roe. Deputy Roe was killed in an accident while he and his wife Melanie were riding their motorcycles in Jackson…
Harrison County deputy killed in motorcycle accident
South Mississippi is in mourning after a much-loved Harrison County Sheriff’s deputy was killed in an accident while he and his wife were riding their motorcycles in Jackson County this weekend. Jackson County Sheriff Mike Ezell says Harrison County Deputy…
Update on fatal car accident on Highway 603
We have an update on a fatal two-car crash on Highway 603 yesterday afternoon. Mississippi Highway Patrol reports 64-year-old Cheryl Ann Williams of Gulfport was driving Mercury Grand Marquis, traveling south on the highway when a Chevrolet pick-up driven by…