One dead after drag racing incident in Copiah County

Man dead after losing control of vehicle after drag race in Copiah County

Man dead after losing control of vehicle after drag race in Copiah County ByLauren Harvey Published COPIAH COUNTY, Miss. (WLBT) – A man is dead after drag racing off County Line Road. According to the Copiah County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were called to Highway 51 and County Line Road for reports of drag racing. Deputies could not find any drivers at the time, but later on, troopers with the Mississippi Highway Patrol noticed two vehicles i…

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One dead after drag racing incident in Copiah County

A drag race leaves one person dead and causes a trooper to be transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

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A Copiah County man is dead after authorities say he went boating during Tuesday morning’s severe weather on the Ross Barnett Reservoir. According to WLBT, Reservoir Police Chief Carlos Dipuma said that a witness reported seeing the man launch his boat as storm conditions moved into the area. Around 10 a.m., authorities received a call about an abandoned boat in the Goshen Springs area. Responding officers located the empty vessel near a boat ra…

Driver Killed in Drag Racing Crash in Copiah County

A 22-year-old man is deceased following a high-speed drag racing incident near County Line Road Sunday evening.According to the Copiah County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to reports of street racing near the intersection of Highway 51 and County Line Road, but no vehicles were located at the time.Shortly after, Mississippi Highway Patrol troopers observed two cars lining up to race in the same area. As a trooper attempted to stop them, o…