For the second time in three weeks, a chase led by Pearl police has resulted in the death of an innocent bystander.
According to Pearl information officer, Greg Flynn, one of Pearl’s police officers pursued a silver sedan into Flowood, where police there joined the chase.
The pursuit concluded with the car being followed by authorities crashing into a motorcycle and wrecking near the Fleetway gas station by Winner’s Circle Park.
Rankin County coroner David Ruth confirmed the death of one man due to the crash.
The Flowood Police Department released the following statement on Sunday:
“Flowood Police Department is currently working on an accident at Old Fannin and Flowood Drive. Flowood Police Department was assisting The Pearl Police Department with a traffic stop and there was an accident at this intersection with a fatality. The Mississippi Highway Patrol Reconstruction Team is on the scene reconstructing the accident. As a result, traffic will be blocked at this intersection a few more hours. This investigation is still ongoing.”
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