Shannon '€œShane'€ Smith, Jr. killed in single-vehicle pickup crash on Highway 589 near Purvis, Mississippi

Modified Date: 
Sun, 07/26/2015 - 2:33pm
Accident Date: 
Friday, July 24, 2015

Pearl River Central football player killed in wreck near Purvis

A family, football team and community is grieving after a Pearl River Central High School football player was killed in a wreck near Purvis on Friday. Smith was a starter on the football team last year as a true freshman. Mississippi Highway Patrol spokesman Brent Barfield said the single-vehicle accident happened shortly after 3 p.m. on Highway 589, just south of WPA Road. Barfield said Shannon '€œShane'€ Smith, Jr. was driving northbound on the highway when his truck ran off the road, flipped and hit a tree.
Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Shannon '€œShane'€ Smith, Jr.
Roadway: 
Highway 589
City: 
Purvis, MS

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