Coroner identifies elderly pedestrian who died after stepping in front of car on I-10

A D’Iberville man reported missing by his family walked in front of a car on Interstate 10 Sunday night and died at the scene after being struck.

Harrison County Coroner Brian Switzer said that Ray Howes III, 74, was suffering from dementia. Switzer said Howes’ family had reported him missing about 10 minutes before he was hit and an officer was on the lookout for him.

.The driver of an eastbound Hyundai Elantra hit Howes when he walked out in front of the car, D’Iberville Police Chief Wayne Payne said.

An investigation is ongoing. Biloxi Police, D’Iberville fire, American Medical Response and the Coroner’s Office assisted at the accident scene.

This story was originally published December 14, 2020 at 10:31 AM.