MHP: Starkville man among 2 killed during Labor Day weekend

JACKSON, Miss. (WTVA) — State troopers investigated two fatal crashes during the Labor Day weekend.

The first crash happened in Winston County on Saturday afternoon on Highway 15.

That’s where a car left the road and collided with a tree. The driver, 29-year-old Brandon Taylor of Starkville, died at the scene of the crash, according to the Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP).

The second crash happened on Sunday afternoon on Highway 607 in Hancock County on the Gulf Coast.

A car and pickup truck collided. One of the drivers, 23-year-old Hope Dabrvolskis of Picayune, died at the scene of the crash, according to MHP. The crash seriously injured the other driver.

In total, MHP investigated 136 crashes and 44 injuries.