On Saturday, August 12, at approximately 3:31 p.m., the Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to a deadly crash on Interstate 55 in Lincoln County.
A 2011 Ford Explorer driven by 18-year-old Nazaria Phillips of Yazoo City, MS, traveled south on I-55 when it left the roadway, collided with a guardrail, and overturned.
Nazaria Phillips received fatal injuries from the crash and was pronounced dead on the scene.
This crash remains under investigation by the Mississippi Highway Patrol