Man Killed in Wilkinson County Crash
WILKINSON COUNTY, Miss. — A fatal crash occurred early Sunday morning involving a Louisiana man.
Mississippi Highway Patrol responded at approximately 2:30 a.m. to an incident on Highway 24 West. Derrick Coates, 44, of St. Francisville, Louisiana, was driving a 2007 Dodge Ram with passenger Freddie Davis Jr., 43, of Woodville.
The vehicle reportedly ran off the road and overturned. Davis was pronounced dead at the scene, while Coates was transported to a hospital with undisclosed injuries.
Authorities are currently investigating the crash.