According to MHP three people were killed during a chase on Wednesday in Jackson.
WLBT reports that the three passengers who have died were identified as 18-year-old Jamiah T. Smith of Canton, 25-year-old Jaylon Black of Jackson, and 30-year-old Donte Ingram of Jackson. The driver of the Hyundai was Clinton native James J. Stevenson.
At approximately 4:12 a.m. Wednesday morning, at the request of the Jackson Police Department, MHP responded to a deadly crash on Highway 80 in Hinds County.
The crash involved a vehicle actively fleeing from a Jackson Police Officer.
A 2013 Hyundai Elantra, attempting to evade law enforcement, traveled north on University Blvd when it collided with a 2012 Ram 1500 pick-up truck traveling west on Highway 80 in the city limits of Jackson.
Three passengers of the Hyundai died in the crash. Both drivers were transported to UMMC with unknown injuries. Additional information will be released pending notification of next of kin.
This crash remains under investigation by the Mississippi Highway Patrol and the Jackson Police Department.
