Two wrecks, Two injuries
Published 12:00 pm Thursday, October 28, 2010
Two people were injured in two wrecks in the city Wednesday afternoon. Above, Vicksburg police Sgt. Jackie Johnson, left, and officer Chantel Carter investigate a two-vehicle wreck at Indiana Avenue near Porters Chapel Road at about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday. Stephanie Hester, 100 Starlight Drive, was westbound on Indiana when her 2004 Ford Mustang ran into the back of a 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer driven by Johanna McKellar, 58, 460 Chapel Hills Drive, Johnson said. A passenger in Hester’s car, 14-year-old Frederick Summers, also of 100 Starlight Drive, was treated and released from River Region Medical Center, a hospital spokesman said. At right, police investigate after another two-vehicle wreck, on North Frontage Road near McDonald’s at about 3:30 p.m. The driver of a 2006 Dodge Caravan, Mary Friley, 64, 101 Allendale Drive, had stopped to turn left into the restaurant when a Nissan Altima driven by Jerome Parker, 22, 40 Ironwood Drive, ran into the back of the van. A passenger in the van, Brenda Friley, 45, was treated and released from River Region, a spokesman said.