Driver injured when vehicle reportedly hydroplanes, flips on U.S. 61 South

Published 2:53 pm Wednesday, July 8, 2020

By Tim Reeves

Warren County Sheriff's Office deputies and emergency medical personnel respond to an accident on U.S. 61 South (Courtland Wells/The Vicksburg Post).

One person was injured when the Chevrolet Trailblazer he was driving on U.S. 61 South apparently hydroplaned, left the roadway and overturned Wednesday afternoon.

The Mississippi Highway Patrol is investigating the single-vehicle accident that took place around noon on U.S. 61 South near LeTourneau Road.

Warren County Sheriff Martin Pace said the driver was reportedly restrained by a seatbelt and was held upside down until an off-duty Port Gibson police officer stopped, cut the seatbelt and freed him.

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About Tim Reeves

Tim Reeves, and his wife Stephanie, are the parents of three children, Sarah Cameron, Clayton and Fin, who all attend school in the Vicksburg Warren School District. The family are members of First Baptist Church Vicksburg. Tim is involved in a number of civic and volunteer organizations including the United Way of West Central Mississippi and serves on the City of Vicksburg's Riverfront Redevelopment Committee.

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