FEBRUARY 24, 2015
UTICA, MS
Mississippi Highway Patrol investigating a fatal accident
that happened on Tuesday morning.
Trooper Eric Henry says that a two car accident happened at
around 7:16 am.
He says 24-year-old Tranell Jones of Utica was driving his
car on Hwy 18 across the White Oak Creek Bridge in Utica when he lost control
of the car after hitting a patch of ice.
Jones crossed over into oncoming traffic and was struck by a
Blue Bell Ice Cream truck.
When first responders arrived, they had to use the jaws of
life to get him out. Jones died at the scene.
The driver of the ice cream truck was not injured.
Source: http://www.wmcactionnews5.com