Mississippi
77-year-old dead after colliding into tree in single-vehicle wreck
SIMPSON CO., Miss. (WLBT) – A 77-year-old has died after colliding with a tree in Simpson County.
According to the Mississippi Highway Patrol, the crash occurred around 6:04 p.m., on Highway 13 near Boggan Ridge Road on Saturday night.
The driver, 77-year-old Edwin Jackson, of Jayess, Mississippi, was traveling northbound when he ran off the road and collided with a tree.
Jackson received fatal injuries from the crash and was pronounced dead on the scene.
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