Itawamba County wreck turns fatal

A man lost his life Wednesday after losing control of his truck.

Posted: Nov 15, 2017 11:37 AM

Updated: Nov 15, 2017 8:15 PM

Posted By: Zac Carlisle

ITAWAMBA COUNTY, Miss. (WTVA) – A man died Wednesday morning after losing control of his gravel truck on Highway 363 in Itawamba County.

This happened near 5:30 a.m. near Mantachie Methodist Church.

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Itawamba County Sheriff Chris Dickinson says the driver was in a Century Construction truck traveling south on the highway when he lost control of the vehicle, causing it to overturn.

Dickinson says the man was taken by air ambulance to the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo but later died.

Lee County Coroner Carolyn Green identifies the man as 29-year-old John Humphrey from Guntown.

Mississippi Coronavirus Cases

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Cases: 479326

Reported Deaths: 9353

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Hinds	30924	582
DeSoto	30319	353
Jackson	23542	341
Rankin	21235	366
Lee	14803	219
Madison	14120	271
Jones	13327	223
Forrest	13078	236
Lauderdale	11501	303
Lowndes	10377	176
Lamar	10163	130
Pearl River	9008	217
Lafayette	8193	137
Hancock	7404	111
Oktibbeha	6909	122
Washington	6900	150
Monroe	6459	159
Neshoba	6441	201
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Pontotoc	6230	93
Panola	6203	125
Bolivar	6072	144
Marshall	6068	121
Union	5713	86
Pike	5574	135
Alcorn	5332	89
Lincoln	5283	131
George	4660	72
Scott	4547	96
Leflore	4444	140
Prentiss	4433	77
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Itawamba	4415	99
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Leake	3954	86
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Clay	2941	73
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Amite	1976	51
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Wilkinson	1015	36
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Sharkey	623	20
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Alabama Coronavirus Cases

Cases: 778549

Reported Deaths: 13665

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Mobile	70465	1206
Madison	49152	610
Baldwin	35946	479
Shelby	35796	302
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Montgomery	32906	672
Lee	22231	216
Calhoun	20791	397
Morgan	19605	326
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Marshall	17465	272
Houston	16452	368
St. Clair	15233	293
Limestone	14376	182
Cullman	14348	246
Elmore	14241	256
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Talladega	12699	230
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Walker	10430	323
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Blount	9555	152
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Clay	2251	63
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Coosa	1664	32
Wilcox	1557	36
Bullock	1477	42
Perry	1360	36
Sumter	1241	36
Greene	1201	42
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