WLOX-TV - The News for South Mississippi: Divers Find Body Of Missing Construction Worker

WLOX-TV - The News for South Mississippi: Divers Find Body Of Missing Construction Worker: "About 26 hours after construction accident at the Bay St. Louis Bridge, crews recovered the body of a missing worker. The man, who has not been identified, was one of nine workers thrown into the bay when scaffolding collapsed. Thursday, one of those rescued also died."

WLOX-TV - The News for South Mississippi: OSHA Fined Archer Western For Similar Accident In 2002

WLOX-TV - The News for South Mississippi: OSHA Fined Archer Western For Similar Accident In 2002: "The contractor building the bridge is a partnership between two large construction companies. Granite and Archer Western are two separate firms that joined forces to build the multi million dollar bridge."

The Search Continues For Missing Construction Worker
Less than a month after the Coast celebrated the opening of the Bay Bridge, that scene of celebration is now the site of tragedy. One construction worker died, and another remains missing after a concrete column holding some scaffolding gave way on the unfinished side of the bridge Thursday. Krystal Allan talked to some young witnesses who saw the accident as it happened.

One Dead, One Missing In Bay Bridge Accident
One worker has died, and the search is still on for another worker after an accident at the Bay St. Louis Bridge Thursday afternoon. Divers are searching the underwater debris for the last victim. Just before 1pm, nine workers fell into the water after a column form collapsed during a concrete pour. Eight of the men were pulled from the water. One man died at the hospital, but the other seven are in stable condition.

WLOX-TV - The News for South Mississippi: Two People Killed in Separate Accidents on South Mississippi Roads

WLOX-TV - The News for South Mississippi: Two People Killed in Separate Accidents on South Mississippi Roads: "Tuesday was a deadly day on South Mississippi roads. Two women were killed in two separate accidents, one in Biloxi, the other in Gulfport. A child is also hospitalized with injuries from one of the accidents this evening."

SunHerald.com : Victim identified in fatal I-10 crash in Biloxi

SunHerald.com : Victim identified in fatal I-10 crash in Biloxi: "BILOXI --
Coroner Gary Hargrove has identified the victim of a fatal crash on Interstate 10 as Carolyn Redd, 46, of Gulfport.

Hargrove said Redd was ejected from her car near the Cedar Lake exit around 5:30 a.m. when her vehicle struck the back of a pickup. Both vehicles were westbound."

SunHerald.com : Authorities identify crash victim, arrested driver

SunHerald.com : Authorities identify crash victim, arrested driver: "James Harms, 56, died of blunt-force injuries in the crash on Interstate 10, said Harrison County Coroner Gary Hargrove. The crash was reported at 3:37 a.m. Sunday between mile-markers 34 and 35."

WLOX-TV - The News for South Mississippi: Your Hometown News - Gulfport

WLOX-TV - The News for South Mississippi: Your Hometown News - Gulfport: "Fork Lift Operator Crushed To Death In Gulfport
A fork lift driver was killed Friday morning at the Harrison County Industrial Park on Seaway Road in Gulfport. According to Coroner Gary Hargrove, Michael Walker, 44, was moving an I-beam when his fork lift flipped over. It fell on top of him, and pinned him underneath the large piece of equipment, crushing him."

The Sun Herald | 03/24/2007 | Motorcylist dies in collision with pickup

The Sun Herald | 03/24/2007 | Motorcylist dies in collision with pickup: "GULFPORT - A motorcyclist from Gulfport has died in a collision with a pickup at U.S. 49 and John Hill Boulevard.

Christopher Moore, 43, was travelling north and speeding as he came around an 18-wheeler and struck another vehicle, said Harrison County Coroner Gary Hargrove."

WLOX-TV - The News for South Mississippi: Home

WLOX-TV - The News for South Mississippi: Home: "
No Serious Injuries From Hwy 49 Bus Accident
What started as a quiet ride from Tallahassee to Jackson turned chaotic Wednesday. Just before noon, a Greyhound bus skidded across Highway 49 and toppled into a median. Rescue teams raced to the Stone County line to search the wreckage for survivors. Thirty two people were injured when their bus flipped over. Amazingly, many of them walked away from the wreck with little more than some scrapes. Brad Kessie reports."

Highway patrol identifies surviving driver from fatal crash

By ROBIN FITZGERALD

rfitzgerald@sunherald.com

The surviving driver in Tuesday night's fatal crash on U.S. 49 in Saucier has been identified as a 34-year-old Indiana man.

Michael D. Agnew, of Vincennes, Ind., pulled in front of a southbound motorcycle at the West Wortham Road intersection around 7:25 p.m., said Master Sgt. Joe Gazzo of the state Highway Patrol.

Michael Haverkamp, 43, of Alto, Mich., died in the collision.

Agnew, driving a 1989 Buick Regal, was attempting to cross the southbound lanes and turn north when the 2004 Harley Davison driven by Haverkamp struck the left rear of his car, Gazzo said.

The crash remains under investigation.

Man dies when pickups collide

Man dies when pickups collide: "Man dies when pickups collide
Thursday, January 25, 2007
From Staff Reports

HURLEY -- Daryl Smith, 20, was killed just after midnight Thursday morning in a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of Highway 63 and Highway 614/Wade-Vancleave Road.

Two others were injured in the accident."

Grieving St. Martin Family Still Searching For Answers

Thuan Nguyen's family hopes someone will help investigators find the person responsible for their mother's death.

Grief, shock, questions, and frustration. Those emotions are overwhelming a St. Martin family, after their mother was killed in a hit and run accident. On January 13th, 47-year old Thuan Nguyen was walking to her relatives' house on Old Fort Bayou Road when she was hit by a van, and her body left on the side of the road. Nguyen's five children want to know who killed their mother, and why the driver didn't stop to help that night.

Investigation continues into fatal hit-and-run

Investigation continues into fatal hit-and-run

Gautier Motorcyclist Killed In Pascagoula
In Pascagoula's first fatality of 2007, a young man has lost his life in a tragic accident, and police need your help. 33 year old Joseph Danner of Gautier was killed Sunday on West River Bridge in Pascagoula. 37 year old Benjamin Vetra is being held in the Pascagoula city jail charged with felony DUI. Keli Rabon has more on this tragic story.

Injured 2-year-old may have thumb amputated

Injured 2-year-old may have thumb amputated: "
Injured 2-year-old may have thumb amputated
Thursday, January 11, 2007

PASCAGOULA -- The mother of a 2-year-old Pascagoula boy who was injured on Christmas Eve while in New York City clarified circumstances surrounding his injury.

Sandy Lopez, mother of Michael Gratereaux, said on Wednesday she and her son were in the process of leaving Macy's department store Christmas Eve when Michael injured his thumb while they were going down an escalator.

'A few people fell in the back of us. My son was pushed down. That is how he got his thumb stuck in the escalator,' Lopez said.

The Associated Press originally reported that the toddler had placed his thumb in the escalator himself, a report Lopez emphatically denied."

Early Morning Accident Claims One Life
Parts of Franklin Creek Road in east Jackson County remain closed this evening. Crews are continuing to clean up the wreckage of an early morning accident involving a gasoline tanker. It happened around five this morning. Meggan Gray was on the scene shortly afterwards and has the story.

No Fatalities In Chain Reaction Accident On I-10
A two car accident caused a chain reaction Wednesday night on I-10. The accident happened around 5:30 in the east bound lanes of I-10 near exit 50 in Jackson County. According to Trooper Jason Gazzo, that wreck combined with heavy traffic, caused a chain reaction involving another seven vehicles

Struggling In The Wake

I am so weary speaking about Katrina and the many problems the "storm" inflicted upon us. I watch our local news on TV, read our local papers and very seldom have I seen or read anything that is uplifting. In a neighborhood in Gulfport, a man killed two people in his search for money. Yesterday morning in Moss Point, two precious little children died in an apartment fire. All three counties on the Coast have had many of their citizens move, the largest percentage being the older people who can't take on a mortgage again. Thousands are still existing in Fema trailers and those who have tried to repair or rebuild are having problems with unscrupulous "fly by night" contractors. The car wrecks in our areas are increasing with many fatalities. In Moss Point, almost every night I hear the wailing of sirens as they respond to some disaster.

Speaking of car accidents, I had a wreck last Tuesday evening and reported my car wasn't damaged. An insurance adjuster came to my house today to inspect the car. I have over a thousand dollars worth of damage to the front. The bumper took the impact but not without consequence. I was so relieved that the body of the car was not crushed that I didn't even consider anything else. I called Crown Dodge and they said to bring it in. My daughter's too small for a large family mini van is "For Sale" but it was offered to me as my back up car. I would show you a picture of the van but I left my camera and garage door opener in the car. Did I mention that Katrina has made most of us absentminded?

Today was an ordinary day, not much happening. The daughter and I made plans that we would go to the store in the evening to shop for Thanksgiving fare. I suggested that we meet at her house and we take our own cars as I was tired and wanted to just get home with the groceries and hibernate. I noticed while driving to her house that the traffic was unusually heavy. Perhaps they were preparing for Thursday as we were. I was driving behind the daughter and as we reached the street leading out of the subdivision, she turned left on to Ingalls Avenue. I waited for a steady stream of cars to pass and just when it cleared for me to turn left, I saw a car that pulled from a side street on to Ingalls. It was approaching from the right. I only had to wait for this car and I could proceed. There was no signal from the car that indicated a left turn would be made on to the street where I was waiting. I inched a little closer into making my turn and WHAM !!! I hit him broadside as he turned. He sort of shortchanged the turn, came in at an angle. He was a kid of about 16 or 17 going to pick his girlfriend up for a date. He asked me what did I want to do. I said to call the police.

My car set higher than his and as he made the turn he slid along my left bumper. His side door was pushed in and his window shattered. My car's bumper has minor scratches. I think they are minor. I will know more in the morning light. A female cop came and she said there had been many accidents in Pascagoula within a short period of time. I didn't mention what I just told you. I gave my insurance info and said I hit him. In actuality. it was a toss up of who hit who!

My daughter backtracked to find me and saw two accidents before she found that I didn't even make it out of the subdivision. I brought my car to her house and we drove back to the store together. So a day that began as uneventful, ended on an eventful note. One never knows!