Two Dead in Copiah County Trucking Accident

Two truck drivers were killed last Tuesday after their 18-wheeler trucks crashed into each one another in Copiah County.

Details of the Fatal Copiah County Crash

According to WAPT, the crash was reported around 6:30 a.m. on Highway 28. An empty log truck which was traveling eastbound crashed into a truck carrying gravel in the opposite direction.

One of the trucks overturned, blocking lanes in both directions east of Hazlehurst. Charles Ray Halford, 50, the driver of the log truck, died and the scene, and the other driver, James E. Millender, 49, of Crystal Springs, was flown to the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, where he later died, authorities said.

The cause of the crash is under investigation.

National Trucking Accident Statistics

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recorded 438,000 trucking accidents in the U.S. in 2014.
These accidents result in 3,903 deaths and 111,000 injuries.
Of those killed in trucking accidents:
- 17 percent were occupants of large trucks
- 73 percent were occupants of other vehicles
- 10 percent were listed as nonoccupants, including bicyclists and pedestrians
Texas led the nation in trucking accident fatalities with 553 trucking-related deaths reported. California followed Texas with 300 recorded deaths.

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