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Officer Steve Dove was driving his motorcycle in the Silvarena Community, located about 7 miles east of Raleigh when he was involved in a two vehicle crash.

The sheriff says that Dove leaves behind a wife and two children.

Officer Dove, age 47, was a patrol deputy for the Smith County Sheriff's Department and an 18 year veteran.

One person killed after car crashes into disabled tractor-trailer in Smith County.

Date:

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Area:

Jackson, MS

The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) reported on Wednesday that icy roads had claimed their first life during the state's ice emergency.

In Smith County one person is dead after a vehicle slams into the back of an 18-wheeler which was stalled on the road. The passenger in the vehicle died, MEMA officials report.

Emergency officials report this is the only fatality they've had word of so far despite responding to more than 600 accidents in the last 48 hours.

Woman killed, two others injured and taken to hospital after tractor-trailer collides with car on Highway 18.

Date:

Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Area:

Jackson, MS

A woman is dead, and two others, including a child, are at UMMC, following an 18-wheeler accident in Smith County. The semi hit a patch of ice on Highway 18, and collided with a vehicle traveling in the opposite direction. The female passenger died at the scene. The Mississippi Highway Patrol is investigating.