Harrison County

Gulfport man dies, two others injured in crash, police say

A Gulfport man died and two others were injured in a single-vehicle crash on U.S. 49 near Saucier on Tuesday, according to a release from Mississippi Highway Patrol spokesman Cal Robertson.

The crash happened around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday when a passenger car driven by Jason Conway Jr., 20, left the road and overturned.

Conway died at the scene, a release said.

One of the passengers sustained moderate injuries and the other had serious injuries. Both were taken to a local hospital for treatment.

The crash remains under investigation, a release said.

Margaret Baker
Sun Herald
Margaret is an investigative reporter whose search for truth exposed corrupt sheriffs, a police chief and various jailers and led to the first prosecution of a federal hate crime for the murder of a transgendered person. She worked on the Sun Herald’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Hurricane Katrina team. When she pursues a big story, she is relentless.
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