The driver of a pickup failed to negotiate a curve, over corrected and flipped a number of times. She was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from the vehicle. Alcohol tests are pending.
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The motorcycle went off the road, hit a speed limit sign and then went down a ravine and hit several trees. Both riders died at the scene because of fractures to the skull.
Casey M. Lantz was fatally injured when the motorcycle he was riding swerved into a ditch. Both Lantz and his passenger, Jessica C. Lantz, 32, were thrown from the motorcycle. Both were taken to a local hospital where Casey Lantz was declared dead, and Jessica Lantz was treated for non-life threatening injuries. Neither rider was wearing a helmet.
Jamiel Mitchell-Hall was killed when he lost control of his vehicle, went off the road and crashed into a tree. He was declared dead at the scene. The crash is still under investigation; police are trying to determine if speed was a factor in the crash.
Three others were injured in the crash. The driver of the car suffered head injuries and was in critical condition at a Hattiesburg hospital. Two other passengers in the back seat of the car were also transported to a hospital with minor injuries. The accident remains under investigation.