The man killed in Monday evenings two vehicle collision near the Jones and Covington county line has been identified as 61-year-old E. L. Sullivan of Taylorsville.
Sgt. Perry Snyder, public information officer of the Mississippi Highway Patrol, said the accident occurred at about 3:57 p.m. on Highway 532, just 1.2 miles west of Highway 84. Sullivan was driving a riding lawn mower when it collided with a GMC pick-up driven by 32-year-old Jamie Burch of Hattiesburg.
Shortly after the accident, Burch said: “He just pulled right out in front of me. I was going about 40 to 45 miles per hour and I tried to swing to miss him. I just couldn’t avoid it; I just couldn’t stop in time.”
Snyder said the accident was the second to occur on Highway 532 Monday. “The first accident occurred about 2:43 p.m.,” said Snyder. “It occurred on Highway 532, three miles west of Hot Coffee.”
Snyder said a 1993 Ford pick-up, driven by 50-year-old David Lee Miller of Leakesville was headed east when the accident occurred. His vehicle collided with a Kawasaki motorcycle driven by the Rev. Leon Lee Tillman, a 40-year-old minister from Jackson.
The Rev. Arthur Logan, pastor of Union Baptist Church in Laurel said Tillman was pastor of Pine Grove Missionary Baptist Church, also of Laurel. Tillman was also a member of the Baptist Ministers Conference of Laurel and Jones County.
“It’s tragic. We heard about his death from someone in the area who knew him,” said Logan. “People started calling around when the news of his death spread.”
Local News
Related Photos
-
Photo/Charlotte A. Graham
Fatal accident victim identified
Minister killed in separate wreck
- Local News
-
-
Get ready for control burns in the area
Area motorists and residents may notice a lot of smoke coming from some of the county’s heavily wooded areas in the coming weeks.
-
Officials pleased with Chancellor’s appointment
At 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, Lance Chancellor became the new executive director of the Jones County Emergency Management Agency.
-
Heidelberg has a new police chief
A longtime Jasper Countian has been named the head law enforcement official in this Jasper County town.
Huey Powe is now the Police Chief for the Town of Heidelberg. -
Annual Rotary Club Spaghetti dinner Saturday
The Laurel Rotary Club will conduct its annual Spaghetti dinner this weekend at the YWCO.
-
American Red Cross looking for local volunteers
The East Central Mississippi Chapter of the American Red Cross is looking for a few good men, women, boys and girls to join its team of disaster volunteers.
-
Officials put a name with scammer
Jones County officials have now released the name of a man they are seeking in connection with a recent fire scam in the area.
-
Family barely escapes mobile home fire
In the early morning hours of Tuesday, a family of five was awaken by the smell of smoke quickly filling their 28 x 70 doublewide mobile home located at 39 Ellisville Junction Road in Jones County.
-
Farewell and Hello
Well-wishers from near and far gathered in Laurel to say farewell to longtime Jones County Emergency Management Executive Director Don McKinnon, while his replacement — a familiar face among emergency officials — was welcomed earlier in the day Tuesday.
-
Cobb’s bond set at $250K
A $250,000 cash bond has been set for a 19-year-old Jones County man jailed at the Jones County Adult Detention Center in connection with a vicious attack on a woman in the Sharon Community.
-
Laurel man has given over 33 gallons of blood
Local residents gave blood Tuesday at Laurel City Hall as a part of the City of Laurel’s blood drive.
- More Local News Headlines
-
Killer of Fla. Girl Found in Landfill Gets Life
Army Orders Bradley Manning Court-martial
Cancer Charity Revives Breast-screening Grants
Heavy Snowstorm Hits Colorado On Its Way East
2nd Teacher From LA School Arrested on Sex Claim
Prosecutors Close Armstrong Inquiry, No Charges
Sights and Sounds: Football Fans Pour Into Indy
Unemployment Rate Down to 8.3%
Obama: Still Far Too Many Americans Need Jobs
GOP: Jobs Numbers Welcome, Can Do Better
Fla. Man Adopts Girlfriend in Legal Battle
More Deaths As Egypt Clashes Continue
Raw Video: Prince William in Falklands
Egpyt Protesters Blame Police for Soccer Deaths
'Lucky' 9-Year-Old Receives 6-Organ Transplant
Raw Video: Michelle Vs. Ellen in Pushup Contest
First Person: Will Peyton Manning Stay in Indy?
Egypt Shaken After Deadly Soccer Riot
New Suits, New Starts for New York's Unemployed
Hall of Famer Dorsett Speaks Out on NFL Injuries
