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MISSISSIPPI HIGHWAY PATROL
Troop C Jackson
DATE: July 9, 2021
RE: One-Vehicle Fatal Accident, Simpson County
At approximately 10:15 p.m., on July 9, 2021, the Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to a one-vehicle accident on MS469, about one mile south of MS540 in Simpson County.
Preliminary reports indicate a silver 2001 Dodge Ram pick-up, driven by Bryen M. Runnels, 21, of Mendenhall, MS, was traveling northbound on MS469 when for unknown reasons, his vehicle left the roadway colliding with a tree. Mr Runnels was ejected from the vehicle and transported by air care to UMMC with unknown injuries. The passenger, Johnny D. Scott, 21, of Harrisville, MS, was also ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene. At the time of the crash, neither occupants was wearing their seatbelts.
The accident remains under investigation by the Mississippi Highway Patrol.
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