One person killed in rollover wreck on Mississippi interstate
Published 6:16 am Tuesday, July 23, 2024
One person was killed in a wreck on the Mississippi interstate Monday afternoon.
Officials say 63-year-old Sammy Townes was killed in a crash on Interstate 55 north of Oakland Monday afternoon.
WTVA in Tueplo reports that officials with the Yalobusha County Coroner’s Office were called to the scene shortly after 4 p.m.
The Mississippi Highway Patrol reports that a 2010 Cadillac left the roadway and rolled several times. Townes was a passenger in the Cadillac. The driver was reportedly uninjured in the wreck.
The MHP said the crash is under investigation, and the driver was released at the scene.