News Briefs From Across The State
Victim drove through closed area
A Harrison County man was killed Friday morning when he lost control of his motorcycle on Interstate 10, near the Harrison-Jackson County line. Authorities said about 4 a.m., Dec. 17, Christopher Adams, 33, drove into the blocked-off construction area, near exit 48, and lost control of his bike on a section of uneven pavement.
Adams was thrown into the open lanes and hit by two separate vehicles. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Highway officials don’t know why Adams drove into the construction zone, but said the area was “marked off” and the asphalt was uneven.
Authorities said Adams was traveling westbound when he entered the construction zone and he lost control as he tried to get back into the open lanes.
The incident remains under investigation.
Adams is the second motorcyclist killed on I-10 in a week. On Dec. 10, Danny Lee Lindsay, 62, of Moss Point, died after he was thrown from his Harley-Davidson and then struck by a vehicle on Miss. 63 near Big Point Road. That accident occurred around 9:19 p.m.
Corinth man killed in Highway 72 accident
Icy highway conditions may have led to the death of a 44-year old Corinth man. On Wednesday, Dec. 15, authorities said Felipe Manguila was traveling on U.S. Highway 72, when his car flipped over on an icy bridge about 6:30 a.m. Manguila was thrown from the car, which then rolled into another vehicle parked along the highway.
Troopers said several cars had slid off an icy bridge near the Highway 2 intersection.
Manguila was pronounced dead at the scene.
Suspect arrested for cutting down power lines and stealing copper
Washington County authorities have arrested one man for climbing power lines, stealing the cables and selling the copper. Donald Richard Mabus, of Hollandale, was arrested after investigators said he stole copper from power lines along Highways 1 and 12, WABG reported.
Mabus and at least two other suspects, cut the power lines down and burned the copper, later selling it for cash.
Bond for Mabus was set at $5,000.
The incident remains under investigation.
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