PEARL RIVER COUNTY – A pedestrian died after being struck by a pickup truck Tuesday morning on Highway 11 in Pearl River County, according to the Mississippi Highway Patrol.
Troopers said the crash happened around 9 a.m. April 8, 2026.
Authorities said a 2024 Chevrolet Silverado driven by 36-year-old Kevin Briggs of Poplarville was traveling north on Highway 11 when it struck 45-year-old Miranda Chuter of McNeill, who was walking on the highway.
Chuter was taken to a local hospital with injuries and later pronounced dead, according to the Highway Patrol.
Briggs was not injured.
The crash remains under investigation by the Mississippi Highway Patrol.
