Trailer breaks loose, kills eastbound motorist

Posted on Wed, Jun. 25, 2008

Trailer breaks loose, kills eastbound motorist

By MARGARET BAKER

mbbaker@sunherald.com

JACKSON COUNTY -- An eastbound motorist died this afternoon after her vehicle was hit head-on by a trailer that had come loose from a truck and crossed the Interstate 10 median, Mississippi Highway Patrol spokesman Johnny Poulos said.

Poulos said the female driver's name would be released pending notification of next of kin.

The accident happened after a trailer broke loose from a westbound Ford F-150, and the trailer crossed the median, hitting the woman's Toyota in the eastbound lanes of I-10 at the Alabama state line.

Poulos said the truck's driver was not injured and did stop on the shoulder of the westbound lane of the interstate when the trailer broke loose.

The Sun Herald will update this story as details become available.

Loose trailer kills woman on Interstate 10

Loose trailer kills woman on Interstate 10

Associated Press - June 26, 2008 1:14 PM ET

MOSS POINT, Miss. (AP) - A motorist died after her vehicle was hit head-on by a trailer that had come loose from a truck and crossed the I-10 median in Jackson County.

Coroner Vicki Broadus identified the victim as 49-year-od Katherine Stuart Hall of Baton Rouge, La.

A Highway Patrol spokesman says the accident happened Wednesday after a trailer broke loose from a westbound pickup, and the trailer crossed the median, hitting the woman's Toyota in the eastbound lanes of I-10 at the Alabama state line.

Truck's driver was not injured.

Information from: The Mississippi Press, http://www.gulflive.com

Loose Trailer Kills Woman on Interstate 10 in Mississippi

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MOSS POINT, Miss. (AP) - A motorist died after her vehicle was hit head-on by a trailer that had come loose from a truck and crossed the I-10 median in Jackson County, Mississippi.

The victim's name has not been release.

A highway patrol spokesman says the accident happened Wednesday after a trailer broke loose from a westbound pickup, and the trailer crossed the median, hitting the woman's Toyota in the eastbound lanes of I-10 at the Alabama state line.

Truck's driver was not injured.

Loose trailer kills woman on Interstate 10

Loose trailer kills woman on Interstate 10

Associated Press - June 26, 2008 1:14 PM ET

MOSS POINT, Miss. (AP) - A motorist died after her vehicle was hit head-on by a trailer that had come loose from a truck and crossed the I-10 median in Jackson County.

Coroner Vicki Broadus identified the victim as 49-year-od Katherine Stuart Hall of Baton Rouge, La.

A Highway Patrol spokesman says the accident happened Wednesday after a trailer broke loose from a westbound pickup, and the trailer crossed the median, hitting the woman's Toyota in the eastbound lanes of I-10 at the Alabama state line.

Truck's driver was not injured.

Information from: The Mississippi Press, http://www.gulflive.com