On Monday, December 5, at approximately 8:02 PM, the Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to a fatal crash on Highway 98 in Walthall County.

A 2016 Hyundai Sonata driven by 30-year-old Joanna Cross of Columbia, traveled east on Highway 98 when it collided with a bicycle driven by 49-year-old Lonnell James of Tylertown, MS, traveling north across the eastbound lanes of Highway 98.

Lonnell James received severe injuries from the crash and was pronounced dead at Forest General Hospital on December 6.

This crash remains under investigation by the Mississippi Highway Patrol.