PIKE CO., MS : 76-year-old dies after crash with tractor trailer on Tuesday, 9th February 2021

A woman was killed in a crash in Pike County on Tuesday morning.

Mississippi Highway Patrol arrived a the scene around 9 a.m. at Highway 98 East and Candy Lane.

MHP officials say 76-year-old Nellie Dodd was driving a Chevrolet S-10 on U.S. 98 when she tried to turn into Dollar General. She missed the driveway and had to backup, reentering the highway, when a tractor trailer collided with her truck.

Dodd was killed in the collision despite wearing a seatbelt.

The driver of the trailer was uninjured.


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