One Killed In Wreck
George Crocker’s large wrecker slowly tips the overturned 18-wheeler upright before towing it. The driver of the rig and the driver of the car involved in the accident were both transported to Baptist Memorial Hospital – North Mississippi in Oxford for treatment. The passenger in the car succumbed to injuries from the wreck. – Photos by John Beshears/Coffeeville Courier
William Carmichael was treated at the scene before a medevac helicopter flew him to Tupelo where he later passed away in the emergency room.
First responders motion to the pilot in a medevac helicopter that landed on Hwy. 7 Friday afternoon.
By David Howell
Editor
WATER VALLEY – A Water Valley man was killed and two other people were injured in a two-vehicle crash Friday afternoon on the Hwy. 7 bypass around 4:30. Yalobusha Coroner Ronnie Stark reported William Carmichael, 45, died in the emergency room at North Mississippi Regional Center in Tupelo after he was flown from the scene.
Carmichael was a passenger in a car traveling south across Hwy. 315 at the bypass intersection, as an 18-wheeler hauling graving on Hwy. 7 was coming through the intersection. Stark reported that the drivers of the 18-wheeler and the car were transported to Baptist Memorial Hospital – Oxford for treatment.
Coleman Funeral Home in Oxford is in charge of arrangements for Carmichael and a memorial service will be scheduled at a later date. Originally from Texas, he was employed as a granite fabricator. He is survived by his father, William Carmichael, II; a son, Devin Carmichael; two step-sons, Wallace (Vanessa) Rayburn and Joshua (Ashley Johnson) Rayburn; and other family members. His obituary is on page 7 of this weeks Herald.
