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DATE: September 1, 2021
RE: FATAL ACCIDENT, SIMPSON COUNTY
At approximately 5:20 a.m., on September 1, 2021, the Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to a fatal crash on MS149, on D’LO bridge, in Simpson County, involving a pedestrian on a bicycle.
Preliminary reports indicate a 1991 Dodge Dakota driven by Damon M. Robinson, 44, of Braxton, MS, was traveling southbound on MS149. While crossing the D’LO bridge, the 1991 Dodge Dakota collided with Cassandra O. Blackley, 27, of Laurel, MS. She received fatal injuries from the crash and was pronounced dead on the scene by the Simpson County Coroner.
The accident remains under investigation by the Mississippi Highway Patrol.
Trooper First Class Ron Bosarge, C-08
Public Affairs Officer
Mississippi Highway Patrol, Troop C
3851 Highway 468 West
Pearl, MS 39208
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