On Thursday, December 21, 2023, at approximately 8:35 a.m., the Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to a single-vehicle crash on MS-25 South near Sandhill Rd. in Rankin County.
A 2016 Ford Explorer driven by 65-year-old Mary Roberson of Eupora, MS, was traveling south on MS-25 when it ran off the roadway and collided with a tree. The driver, Mary Robertson, and two passengers, all from Eupora, MS, were transported to UMMC in Jackson, MS, with unknown injuries. One additional passenger, 70-year-old James Talley of McCool, MS, received fatal injuries from the crash and was pronounced deceased on the scene.
This crash remains under investigation by the Mississippi Highway Patrol.
