mississippi highway patrol | DeSoto County News

New Year holiday travel period

Troopers will utilize high-visibility patrols and safety checkpoints to encourage safe driving techniques and the use of occupant restraint systems.

Fatal accidents both involved pedestrians struck by moving vehicles.

Troopers were involved in investigating 135 crashes, including seven crashes involving alcohol.

The setup was on state Highway 305 near North Cockrum.

Weekly summary from the Mississippi state Senate.

One person died on Mississippi highways over the Christmas holidays.

The fatal crashes occurred in Jackson, Copiah, and Choctaw counties.

Accident happened about 5 a.m. Friday morning.

The Mississippi Highway Patrol reported the accident took place around 9 a.m. Tuesday.

MHP also investigated 147 crashes resulting in 43 injuries, with four fatal crashes and four deaths.