PERRY COUNTY – A 19-year-old man was killed Monday morning in a crash involving a pickup truck and a semi-truck in Perry County, according to the Mississippi Highway Patrol.
The crash happened at approximately 6:26 a.m. April 6 on Mississippi Highway 15.
Authorities said a 2023 Dodge Ram pickup, driven by Bobby L. Wiggers of Richton, was traveling south when it collided with a 2015 Western Star semi-truck, also traveling south. The semi-truck was driven by 52-year-old Adrion L. Strickland, also of Richton.
Strickland was not injured in the crash.
Wiggers sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene by the Perry County Coroner’s Office.
The Mississippi Highway Patrol is continuing to investigate the crash.
