SOUTH MISSISSIPPI — Three people were killed in separate crashes in south Mississippi over the weekend, according to the Mississippi Highway Patrol.
The crashes occurred Saturday and Sunday in Pearl River, Wilkinson and Jackson counties.
In Pearl River County, 51-year-old Danny Breaux Jr. of Lumberton was killed Saturday afternoon in a crash on Interstate 59.
MHP responded to the crash at about 1 p.m. Sept. 19. A 2019 GMC Sierra driven by Breaux was traveling north on I-59 with his 26-year-old son, Danny Breaux III of Purvis, as a passenger when the truck ran off the roadway and struck a tree.
Danny Breaux Jr. suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. Danny Breaux III was taken to a local hospital with injuries.
In Wilkinson County, 43-year-old Freddie Davis Jr. of Woodville was killed in a crash on Highway 24 West at about 2:30 a.m. Sunday.
MHP said a 2007 Dodge Ram driven by 44-year-old Derrick Coates of St. Francisville, Louisiana, was traveling west on Highway 24 when it ran off the roadway and overturned.
Davis, a passenger, suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. Coates was transported to a local hospital with injuries.
In Jackson County, 36-year-old Latara Broadnax of Moss Point was killed in a crash on Interstate 10 at about 3 a.m. Sunday.
According to MHP, a 2016 Lexus RX driven by 32-year-old Korey Williams of Gautier was traveling east on I-10 when it collided with a 2025 Honda Accord driven by Broadnax that was traveling west.
Broadnax suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. Williams was transported to a local hospital with injuries.
All three crashes remain under investigation by the Mississippi Highway Patrol.
