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Saturday, May 24, 2014
A Sunday afternoon accident involving an all-terrain vehicle and an SUV killed a 93-year-old man from Ripley, Mississippi. Leroy Derrick, a retired constable, was trying to cross Highway 4 near County Road 548 on his ATV when he drove into the path of the SUV. The accident happened around 2:40 p.m. on Sunday. Officials say Derrick died on the scene. The driver of the SUV was not hurt.
Date: 
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Authorities say an 83-year-old man died after the four-wheeler he was driving collided with a vehicle. A spokeswoman for the Jackson County Sheriff's Office, stated that the accident happened about 4:45 p.m. Thursday at Chatsworth and Forts Lake roads. Coroner Vicki Broadus identified the victim as Robert Ladnier Jr. of the Forts Lake community. She said Ladnier died of a closed-head injury from blunt-force trauma. The accident remains under investigation.