RANKIN COUNTY – A deputy assigned as the school resource officer at McLaurin Schools was struck by a vehicle Tuesday morning while directing traffic, according to the Rankin County Sheriff’s Office.
Authorities said the incident happened shortly after 7 a.m.
The Deputy has since been released from an area hospital and is recovering at home.
The Sheriff’s Department stated, “Thank you to everyone who prayed and thought of him and his family this morning.”
After the crash happened, the deputy was transported by ambulance to a local hospital. Officials said the deputy’s condition is serious but stable.
The Mississippi Highway Patrol is investigating the incident.
The sheriff’s office asked the public to keep the deputy, his family and his colleagues in their thoughts and prayers.
