Mississippi teen killed in pre-dawn wreck on rural highway

Published 6:27 am Monday, August 26, 2024

A Mississippi teen was killed in a pre-dawn wreck Saturday.

Officials with the Mississippi Highway Patrol report that Air’Eonna R. Miller, 19, of Port Gibson, was killed in a wreck on Highway 18 West in Claiborne County around 4:10 a.m. on Saturday, August 24.

MHP reports that a 2017 Nissan Altima was traveling west on Highway 18 near R.K. Neal Road when the vehicle ran off the road and hit a tree.

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Troopers said the driver, Miller, received fatal injuries and died at the scene.

The crash remains under investigation by MHP.