Philip Turner, 47, was ejected and killed in a rear-end collision with a truck trailing watermelons near Highway 98 and Rocky Creek Road in George County, Mississippi
Lucedale man killed in Hwy 98 crash
Investigators say the driver of the 2006 Peterbilt truck and trailer was entering the highway's eastbound lanes from the median crossover near Oak Grove Baptist Church. As the truck entered the left lane, a Toyota Camry driven by Philip T. Turner, 47, crashed into the back of the trailer.
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