Desoto County News

Woman dies in crash south of Hernando

A woman from Sarah, Mississippi has died as a result of a two-vehicle crash south of Hernando Thursday morning. 

The Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) says troopers were called out about 8:10 a.m. to U.S. Highway 51 near Wheeler Road. According to MHP, a southbound vehicle driven by Crystal Parks, age 23 of Sarah, collided with a northbound vehicle driven by Catlin Carlisle, age 31 of Coldwater.  

MHP reports Parks died of injuries suffered in the crash and Carlisle was taken to a hospital with what was termed as “moderate injuries”. Highway 51 was closed to traffic for a time while the crash was being investigated.

The Highway Patrol says the crash is still under investigation.  

Bob Bakken

Bob Bakken provides content for DeSoto County News and its social media channels. He is an award-winning broadcaster, along with being a reporter and photographer, and has done sports media relations work with junior and minor league hockey teams. Along with his reports on this website, you will find this veteran media member providing sports updates and high school football play-by-play on Rebel 95.3 FM Radio.

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