Rankin County vehicle crash results in one dead, one airlifted to hospital. See details here

The Mississippi Highway Patrol reported Joseph Cook of Mendenhall was pronounced dead at the scene of a two-vehicle crash Monday morning in Rankin County.

Cook’s passenger, unnamed, was airlifted to the University of Mississippi Medical Center with unknown injuries.

In the early Monday morning hours, at approximately 7:29 a.m., Cook, 26, was driving a Dodge Ram with the unnamed passenger going north on U.S.-49 near Star Road, according to MHP.

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Cook’s car collided with an International tractor-trailer and Cook died on the scene following injuries from the impact.

The driver of the tractor-trailer was Vincent Armeria, 37, of Richton. Armeria was unharmed.

The MHP has yet to disclose the status of the unnamed passenger taken to UMMC.

The crash remains under investigation led by the MHP.

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