TUPELO, Miss. (AP) - Three people from Illinois died in a wreck in Mississippi, and authorities are searching for a fourth person.
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports (https://bit.ly/2seNMH2 ) a fisherman found a blue Chevrolet sport utility vehicle in a creek Tuesday in Tupelo. It was under an Interstate 22 bridge.
Lee County Coroner Carolyn Green on Wednesday identified the three killed as 30-year-old Sean Haygood and 24-year-old Amber Smith, both of Streator, Illinois; and 29-year-old Terrance Wege Jr., of Ottawa, Illinois. Both cities are about 80 miles (128.74 kilometers) south of Chicago.
A Tupelo police spokesman, Capt. Chuck McDougald, says two bodies were found Tuesday in the SUV and one was downstream in the creek.
The search for a 25-year-old woman continues Thursday.
Investigators say the vehicle left Illinois Friday, heading to Florida.
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Information from: Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, https://djournal.com
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