Sharkey man killed in wreck

Published 11:32 am Friday, May 18, 2012

A Rolling Fork man was killed Thursday morning in a head-on crash on Mississippi 16 near Rolling Fork.

David Ewing, 43, 294 Rogers Road, Rolling Fork, was pronounced dead at the scene about 10:45 a.m., Sharkey County Coroner Angelia Eason said.

Ewing was driving a 2011 green GMC Sierra west on Mississippi 16 about a mile east of U.S. 61 North when he crossed into the eastbound lane and struck head-on a 2006 Peterbilt truck loaded with cotton seed, said Mississippi Highway Safety Patrol spokesman Cpl. Odis Easterling.

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The Peterbilt truck was driven by Kenneth Ingram, 46, no address available, Easterling said.

No charges have been filed and the crash is still under investigation, Easterling said.