Jackson man dies after I-20 accident near Meehan

Published 3:46 pm Friday, April 27, 2018

A one-vehicle accident killed a man and injured another Friday around 2 p.m. on Interstate 20 near Meehan.

The vehicle was headed eastbound when it ran off the road into a creek, according to the Mississippi Highway Patrol. 

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The driver of the vehicle was taken to the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson for treatment, Lauderdale County Coroner Clayton Cobler said. The victim, a passenger in the vehicle, was identified as 60-year-old Mitchell Jiles of Jackson. 

Cobler said the accident occurred near the 124 mile marker on I-20 in the eastbound lane.