Bicyclist killed in South MS collision identified; car drivers uninjured

By Anita Lee

Updated April 14, 2026 9:55 AM

Mobile resident Temario Compton, 35, was pronounced dead at the scene in a crash early Sunday morning on Miss. Highway 611 in Jackson County.

A news release from the Mississippi Highway Patrol said Compton was riding a bicycle on the highway before dawn. A 2008 Honda Accord driven by Dilaila Ortiz, 22, of Gautier, and a 2016 Toyota Camry driven by James Baxter, 39, were both headed north when they collided with the bike, also headed north.

Ortiz and Baxter were not injured, the news release said. The Mississippi Highway Patrol is investigating.

This story was originally published April 13, 2026 at 9:10 AM.

Anita Lee

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Anita, a Mississippi native, graduated with a journalism degree from the University of Southern Mississippi and previously worked at the Jackson Daily News and Virginian-Pilot, joining the Sun Herald in 1987. She specializes in in-depth coverage of government, public corruption, transparency and courts. She has won state, regional and national journalism awards, most notably contributing to Hurricane Katrina coverage awarded the 2006 Pulitzer Prize in Public Service. Support my work with a digital subscription

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