Three hurt in interstate crash
Published 9:41 am Tuesday, March 31, 2015
![Vicksburg firefighters respond to the scene of a two-vehicle wreck Monday night involving a silver Ford Mustang (Florida tag) and a white Dodge Charger (MS tag) in the westbound lane of Interstate 20 at the Clay Street exit. One man was airlifted to University of Mississippi Medical Center with unknown injuries and three others were taken to River Region Medical Center; police are investigating the cause of the crash. (Justin Sellers/The Vicksburg Post)](https://www.vicksburgpost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2015/03/033115-wreck-js1MAIN1.jpg)
THREE HURT: Vicksburg firefighters respond to the scene of a two-vehicle wreck Monday night involving a silver Ford Mustang and a white Dodge Charger in the westbound lane of Interstate 20 at the Clay Street exit. One man was airlifted to University of Mississippi Medical Center with unknown injuries and three others were taken to River Region Medical Center; police are investigating the cause of the crash. (Justin Sellers/The Vicksburg Post)
Three people were injured and traffic was snarled for hours after a vehicle attempting to enter Interstate 20 from East Clay Street veered off the road struck a vehicle traveling down the highway.
At about 8:30 p.m. Monday, Anthony Lanier, 43, was attempting to enter I-20 from the East Clay Street onramp when his 2008 Ford Mustang veered off the road, traveled through a grassy area and struck a 2012 Doge Challenger drive by 40-year-old Demetrice Richardson, also of Vicksburg, Vicksburg traffic investigator Connie Ricketts said.
Lanier was taken by helicopter to University of Mississippi Medical Center, Ricketts said. He was listed in fair condition this morning, UMMC spokesman Dustin Barnes said.
Lanier’s vehicle has a Florida license plate, but he is believed to be living in Vicksburg, Ricketts said.
Richardson and her two children, Cameron Cooper, 15, and Antonea Cooper, 13, were taken by ambulance to Merit Health River Region Hospital where they were treated and released, Ricketts said.
Cameron Cooper was in the front seat of the Challenger, and Antonea Cooper was in the back seat, Ricketts said.
Traffic was backed up for at least two hours Monday night as police investigated the crash.