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Diane Beith, 72, killed and Jayson Woodfill, 22, injured after head-on crash on Mississippi 53 in Pearl River County, Mississippi

Modified Date: 
Fri, 01/08/2016 - 8:45am
Accident Date: 
Thursday, January 7, 2016

2 crashes minutes apart kill Carriere woman, Lucedale man - WBBJ TV

The Sun Herald reports the first was at 3:21 p.m. in Pearl River County. Troopers say a car driven by 22-year-old Jayson Woodfill, of Waveland, was northbound on Mississippi 53 when a car driven by 72-year-old Diane Beith, of Carriere, crossed the center line. The second wreck happened about 3:30 p.m. in George County. A car driven by 17-year-old Tyjuan Fairley, of Lucedale, was westbound on Mississippi 26 when it ran off the road and hit an embankment, then a utility pole.
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Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Head-on, Elderly Drivers
People Involved: 
Diane Beith
Jayson Woodfill
Roadway: 
Mississippi 53
County: 
Pearl River County, MS
Area: 
New Orleans, LA

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