HARRISON COUNTY,
MISSISSIPPI CORONER IDENTIFIES MAN KILLED IN WEDNESDAY CRASH WHEN A UTILITY
TRUCK WENT OFF THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ROAD AT 8:16 A.M. WEDNESDAY, HITTING A
CONCRETE POWER POLE.
The Associated PressJanuary 15, 2015 Updated 3
hours ago
GULFPORT, Miss. — Harrison County Coroner Gary Hargrove
says a 55-year-old Saucier man died in a crash on Mississippi 53 just east of
Lumpkin Road north of Gulfport.
Hargrove tells The Sun Herald (http://bit.ly/1IAXo0X )
Craig Mathis died at the scene, and an autopsy will be performed to determine
the cause of death.
Mississippi Highway Patrol Cpl. Benjamin Seibert said
Mathis' utility truck went off the north side of the road at 8:16 a.m.
Wednesday, hitting a concrete power pole.
Seibert said the road reopened after several hours.
Mississippi Power spokesman Bill Snyder said the damaged
concrete pole will have to be replaced. This is unfortunately not true of Mr. Mathis
who will be missed by his family and friends.