JACKSON — The Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) concluded the 2024 Labor Day Holiday Travel Period on Monday, Sept. 2, at midnight. The travel period began on Friday, Aug. 30, at 6 a.m.
MHP issued a total of 7,123 citations, made 122 arrests for impaired driving, and cited 740 motorists for occupant restraint violations. MHP also investigated 155 crashes, resulting in 81 injuries, with seven fatal crashes and 15 deaths. The fatal crashes occurred in Grenada, Warren, Stone, Wilkinson, Prentiss and Issaquena counties.
• On Friday, Aug. 30, at approximately 9:54 a.m., the MHP responded to a single-vehicle fatal crash on Highway 8 in Grenada County. A Subaru STX driven by 62-year-old Barry Campbell of Grenada was traveling east on Highway 8 when it left the highway and collided with an embankment. Campbell received fatal injuries from the crash and was pronounced dead on the scene. This crash remains under investigation by the MHP.
• On Saturday, Aug. 31, at approximately 12:40 AM, the Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to a one-vehicle crash on Interstate 20 near Bovina in Warren County. A 2018 Volvo commercial passenger bus registered to Regiomontanos Autobuses was traveling westbound when it left the roadway and overturned for unknown reasons. Six passengers aboard the bus were pronounced deceased on the scene, and one died at Merit Health Hospital in Vicksburg. A total of 36 passengers were transported by ambulance to different hospitals in Vicksburg and Jackson with unknown injuries. According to the bus company, the bus was en route from Atlanta to Dallas with 41 passengers and two drivers. The names and ages of the deceased, who are all from Mexico, are Miguel Arriaga, 61; Victor A. Garcia, 32; Moises A. Garcia, 31; Kain Gutierrez, 8; Perla Gutierrez, 16; Elia Guzman, 63; and Angelica Palomino, 16. This crash remains under investigation by the MHP the Mississippi Commercial Transportation Enforcement Division, and the National Transportation Safety Board.
• On Saturday, Aug. 31, at approximately 4 p.m., the MHP responded to a single-vehicle crash on Highway 49 in Stone County. A 2007 Toyota 4 Runner driven by 37-year-old Kristen Arendale and passenger 34-year-old Jamie Lynn Sullivan, both of Brandon, were traveling north on Highway 49 when the vehicle left the roadway and overturned. Both occupants were transported to a local hospital, where Jamie Lynn Sullivan later died from her injuries. This crash remains under investigation by the MHP.
• On Sunday, Sept. 1, at approximately 3:15 p.m., the MHP responded to a two-vehicle fatal crash on Highway 7 in Grenada County. A 2023 Subaru Crosstrek driven by 18-year-old Robert Noah of Jackson, Mississippi, traveled south on Highway 7 when it collided with a 2024 Jeep Wagoneer driven by 35-year-old Peaches McMurray of Batesville, traveling north on Highway 7. Robert Noah received fatal injuries from the crash and was pronounced dead on the scene. Lizzie Tucker, 74, of Richmond, Texas, was a passenger in the Jeep Wagoneer and also received fatal injuries from the crash. This crash remains under investigation by the MHP.
• On Monday, Sept. 2, at approximately 9:15 a.m., the MHP responded to a fatal crash on Highway 563 in Wilkinson County. A 2014 Freightliner roll-off driven by 35-year-old Lamonthan Chapman of Gloster traveled south on Highway 563 when it left the roadway and overturned. Lamonthan Chapman received fatal injuries from the crash and was pronounced dead on the scene. The passenger, 29-year-old Nicholas Call of Liberty, received injuries and was airlifted to Our Lady of the Lake in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Neither the driver nor the passenger was wearing a seat belts. This crash remains under investigation by the MHP.
• On Monday, Sept. 2, at approximately 2 p.m., the MHP responded to a two-vehicle fatal crash on Highway 365 in Prentiss County. A 2021 Ford Expedition driven by 37-year-old Charles Thomas of Holly Springs was traveling south on Highway 365 when it collided with a 2021 CF MOTO ATV driven by 82-year-old Billie J. Moss of Tishomingo, traveling east from a private drive onto Highway 365. Billie J. Moss and his passenger, 61-year-old Billie J. Moss Jr. of Tishomingo, received fatal injuries from the crash. Billie J. Moss Jr. was pronounced dead on the scene; Billie J. Moss was flown to North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, where he was pronounced dead. This crash remains under investigation by the MHP.
• On Monday, Sept. 2, at approximately 3:46 p.m., the MHP responded to a multiple-vehicle fatal crash on U.S. 61 North near Valley Park in Issaquena County. The following vehicles were involved in the crash:
» A 2024 Honda HR-V, driven by an 18-year-old from Bella Vista, Arkansas, traveled northbound on U.S. 61.
» A 2011 GMC Acadia driven by 69-year-old L.T. Young, Jr. of Detroit, Michigan, and passengers 68-year-old Vincent Young of Chicago and 60-year-old Michael Alexander of Crown Point, Indiana, traveled northbound on U.S. 61.
» A 2024 Jeep Wrangler driven by 23-year-old Drakeria Dorris of Greenville, and passenger 20-year-old Michael Robinson Jr., of Greenville traveled southbound on U.S. 61.
The 2024 Honda HR-V collided head-on with the 2024 Jeep Wrangler, which then collided with a 2011 GMC Acadia. The driver of the Honda was transported to University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson with unknown injuries. The driver and passengers of the GMC received minor injuries. The driver of the Jeep Wrangler was transported to Merit Health in Vicksburg with unknown injuries. Michael Robinson Jr, the passenger of the Jeep Wrangler, received fatal injuries from the crash and was pronounced dead on the scene. This crash remains under investigation by the MHP.
MHP 2024 Labor Day Holiday
Travel Period statistics
Citations – 7,123
Seat belt and child restraint – 740
DUI – 122
Crashes – 155
Injuries – 81
Fatal crashes – 7
Fatalities – 15
Motorist assists – 72
MHP 2023 Labor Day Holiday
Travel Period statistics
Citations – 9,186
Seat belt and child restraint – 698
DUI – 141
Crashes – 147
Injuries – 43
Fatal crashes – 4
Fatalities – 4
Motorist assists – 109
