17-05-2025
Ashland woman killed in one-car wreck on interstate
NEW ALBANY – A Benton County woman has been killed and three minor passengers injured in a one-car wreck on Interstate 22.
The Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to a single-vehicle fatal crash on Interstate 22 in Benton County on Wednesday, May 14, around 7 p.m. The preliminary investigation showed Myeshia Nelson, 52, of Ashland was traveling west on the interstate in a 2011 Dodge Nitro. The car left the roadway and struck a tree.
Nelson received fatal injuries in the crash and was pronounced deceased at the scene. Three minor children were passengers in the car. Two of the children were airlifted to Le Bonheur Children's Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. The third child was transported by ambulance to Baptist Memorial Hospital in New Albany. All three children sustained moderate injuries.
This crash remains under investigation.
