On Saturday, September 17, at approximately 2:30 PM, the Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to a fatal crash on Highway 43 in Hancock County.
A 2003 Chevrolet Silverado driven by 39-year-old John Paul Abshire Jr. of Kiln, MS, was traveling South on Highway 43 when the vehicle left the roadway and collided with a tree.
John Abshire Jr. died from the crash.
The cause of the crash is under investigation by the Mississippi Highway Patrol.