Wreck claims the life of Ohio man

Published 7:28 pm Monday, May 20, 2019

: A Vicksburg Police officer uses a tablet to take video at the scene of a one-vehicle fatality on U.S. 61 South south of the Vicksburg Municipal Airport. An Ohio man was killed when his vehicle left the road, struck an embankment and tumbled end over end. (John Surratt | The Vicksburg Post)

An Ohio man was killed in a one-vehicle wreck Monday evening on U.S. 61 South, south of the Vicksburg Municipal Airport.

The wreck occurred about 5:56 p.m.

Vicksburg Police Sgt. Bobby Jones said Mark Owens, 50, of Marietta, Ohio, was northbound on U.S. 61 South when the vehicle he was driving went off the highway on the left side of the road, struck an embankment and went airborne, tumbling end over end and ejecting him.

Deputy Warren County Coroner Ronald Regan said Owens was pronounced dead at the scene.

The cause of the wreck remains under investigation.

About John Surratt

John Surratt is a graduate of Louisiana State University with a degree in general studies. He has worked as an editor, reporter and photographer for newspapers in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama. He has been a member of The Vicksburg Post staff since 2011 and covers city government. He and his wife attend St. Paul Catholic Church and he is a member of the Port City Kiwanis Club.

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