Luke Phillips, 19, killed, Lloyd Nellams, 43, injured after head-on car accident on Highway 6 near Thaxton, MS
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Friday, October 17, 2014One dead in head-on crash near Thaxton
An Olive Branch teenager died and another person was badly injured in a two-vehicle crash Friday night.
LUKE CAMERON PHILLIPS: Obituary
Luke was born May 9, 1995 in Olive Branch, MS, and was the youngest son of Redigo and Mitzi Smith Phillips. He graduated from Northpoint Christian School in May 2014. He was a freshman at the University of Mississippi majoring in accounting. He was a very active member of Life Fellowship Church.
Video: Pontotoc County Crash Claims Life of Teenager
The Mississippi Highway Patrol is still investigating a Friday evening crash in Pontotoc County that claimed the life of an Olive Branch resident. Troopers were dispatched to US 278 in Pontotoc County at 10:51pm, Friday night, to investigate a head-on collision near Thaxton.
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The Mississippi Highway Patrol was dispatched to Highway 6 in Pontotoc County at 10:51 p.m. in response to a head-on collision near Thaxton. It appeared that Luke C. Phillips, 19, of Olive Branch, was traveling east in the west-bound lanes of Highway 6 when his Nissan ELS crashed head-on with a Mazda MPV driven by Lloyd Nellams, 43, of Hampton, Virginia. Phillips died at the scene, while Nellams was flown to North Mississippi Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.
Type: Car Accident
People Involved:
Luke C. Phillips
Lloyd Nellams
Roadway:
Highway 6City:
Thaxton, MSCounty:
Pontotoc County, MS
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