Mississippi
Police: Man died jumping from Mississippi bridge amid chase
PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) — A Louisiana man being chased by police jumped from a coastal high-rise bridge in Mississippi and plunged to his demise, authorities stated.
The person died from accidents suffered Friday night in Pascagoula, Mississippi, when he struck the bottom beneath the bridge as an alternative of the water, Jackson County Coroner Bruce Lynd Jr. informed The Solar Herald. He recognized the person as 50-year-old James Thomas Edwards of Morgan Metropolis, Louisiana.
Pascagoula Police Chief Matt Chapman confirmed that Edwards was being chased by police earlier than he jumped. Nevertheless it was unclear what prompted the pursuit.
Jackson County sheriff’s deputies had been pursuing Edwards on a freeway outdoors Pascagoula however backed off when he reached the town limits, Chapman stated. He stated Edwards continued to hurry via the town till a tire on his automobile blew out on the bridge.
The police chief the person jumped off the bridge earlier than responding officers might cease him. The demise is being investigated.