A 17-year-old local girl was killed Wednesday after a wreck on Highway 6.
According to the Mississippi Highway Patrol, 2:06 a.m. on Wednesday, troopers responded to a fatal crash on Highway 6 in Lafayette County.
A 2021 International truck driven by Derrick Williams, 51, of Bogue Chitto, was traveling east on Highway 6 when it collided with a 2014 Ford Focus driven by 17-year-old Lakeria Harris, who was also traveling east on Highway 6.
Harris was pronounced dead on the scene.
In a press release from the MHP, they have Harris listed as being from Oxford; however, other reports have stated that Harris was originally from Batesville.
Williams was not injured and was released at the scene.
The crash remains under investigation by the MHP.
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