Victims identified in double-fatal hit-and-run; Gulfport police hunt driver
A man and woman died early Saturday when an unidentified vehicle hit their motorcycle from behind as they were headed north shortly after midnight on Lorraine Road just south of Interstate 10 in Gulfport.
The man and woman died at the scene, Harrison County Deputy Coroner Benjamin Bentz said.
The woman has been identified as Cassie Bowman, 42, of Biloxi. Her family has been notified of her death, Bentz said.
The man was identified Monday as Jason Stone, 43, of Perkinston, Bentz said.
Bentz said the Gulfport Police Department is trying to gather video or other evidence that might help identify the driver in the hit-and-run crash.
“We don’t have any description yet,” said Jason Ducre, public information officer for the police department.
Witnesses who did not see the accident found the motorcycle and bodies in the road and called police. He said the couple had just stopped at a gas station to fill up and were back on the road when they were hit.
The Sun Herald will update this story when more information is available.
This story was originally published May 29, 2021 at 9:57 AM.
