1. Home
  2. Mississippi
  3. Jackson, MS

Justin Lander, 33, killed in hit-and-run pedestrian collision on Highway 98 in McComb, Mississippi

Modified Date: 
Sun, 06/21/2015 - 3:34pm
Accident Date: 
Friday, June 19, 2015

Hit-and-run driver kills McComb man, 33, in mom's presence

A McComb woman says a hit-and-run driver killed her son, who died just after she ran up to him. Sean Gill says dispatchers told officers to watch for a four-door, white Nissan Titan pickup truck, reportedly traveling east on Highway 98. She says the truck threw his body into the road, and she heard it run over her son. Bonnie Stewart tells The Enterprise-Journal that a white truck hit her 33-year-old son, Justin Lander as he stood on the shoulder Friday night of Highway 98. 
Why every fatality from a crash is not legally a wrongful death

After someone dies in a motor-vehicle accident, grieving family members and friends are often left with many questions. What caused the accident? Could it have been avoided? What do they do now that their loved one is gone?

Sometimes a fatal collision happens through no one's fault. Crashes caused by weather and road conditions, or by wildlife in the roadway, are examples. But when a fatal crash is caused by negligence, then family members should pursue a wrongful death claim, to uphold the victim's rights and begin the financial recovery process. Learn more about wrongful death claims here.

Type: Pedestrian Accident
Topics: 
Hit and Run
People Involved: 
Justin Lander
Roadway: 
Highway 98
City: 
McComb, MS
County: 
Pike County, MS
Area: 
Jackson, MS

Comments

Submitted by Bonnie Stewart ... on Thu, 07/23/2015 - 7:12pm
I was not backing up to get back onto the Hwy i was parked right on the curb entering the Hwy facing it with my headlights on where any oncoming vehicle could clearly see a vehicle waiting to enter the lane once oncoming vehicle was clear .... My son Justin was less than four feet to the left of me within the shoulder of the road fixing to get into the vehicle with me when the speeding truck hit and killed him and continued speeding away

Submitted by Ingrid on Fri, 07/24/2015 - 6:16am
Thank you Bonnie for giving correct information. I've updated our accident report. Please accept my condolences on the loss of your son. I hope the hit-and-run driver is caught and that justice is served. Ingrid Taylor, Accident Data Center

Submitted by mishy on Tue, 02/07/2017 - 9:04pm
Wow ,this is so sad and since they had the vehicle description ,you would think they would have found that truck asap,,I mean how difficult would it be to dispatch from all over by police and then shut roads down..My family comes from law enforcement and I know what all has to be done but I also know that not everything is done..As soon as dispatched ,all roads ,highways n back roads are blocked asap..What was the case I'm this report???

Add new comment

More information about text formats
To prevent automated s-p-a-m submissions leave this field empty.
CAPTCHA
This question is for testing whether or not you are a human visitor and to prevent automated spam submissions.
9 + 4 =
Solve this simple math problem and enter the result. E.g. for 1+3, enter 4.