Lucedale resident killed in Memorial Day weekend crash
BILOXI, Miss. (WKRG) — A George County resident was killed over the weekend in a crash, has learned.
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Troopers responded to a crash around 8:30 p.m. Saturday on Highway 613, according to a Mississippi Highway Patrol news release.
A 2015 Chevrolet Express, driven by 57-year-old Tyler S. Merwin and occupied by a 52-year-old woman and four juveniles, all of Lucedale, Miss., was traveling south on Highway 613, according to the release.
It reportedly collided with a northbound 2014 Ford F150, driven by a 20-year-old and carrying a 20-year-old passenger, both of Moss Point, Miss.
Merwin was pronounced dead at the scene. The woman and one of the juveniles were taken to the hospital with injuries, the release said.
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MHP is investigating the crash, the release said.
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