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Coroner identifies victim of fatal Tupelo wreck

Updated - Lee County Coroner Carolyn Green later identified the driver as 25-year-old Preston Dozier II of Tupelo.

Posted: Feb 3, 2020 11:43 AM
Updated: Feb 3, 2020 4:56 PM
Posted By: Zac Carlisle

TUPELO, Miss. (WTVA) - One person died in a wreck Monday morning in west Tupelo.

Tupelo Police Capt. Chuck McDougald said the wreck happened in the area of West Main Street and McPherson Road. Police responded to the scene at approximately 7:00.

One car was involved and its driver died. 

Lee County Coroner Carolyn Green later identified the driver as 25-year-old Preston Dozier II of Tupelo.

She said Dozier’s car ran off the road, down an embankment and collided with trees.

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