Local man dies Monday in accident

Published 12:30 pm Tuesday, October 15, 2013

A Wesson man was killed when his pickup truck left the roadway and hit a telephone pole Monday afternoon.

Chase Mark Blaylock, 19, of Wesson, was pronounced dead by Copiah County Coroner Ellis Stuart at 6:20 p.m. Monday.

The one-vehicle accident occurred on Beauregard Road, just outside of Wesson, said Copiah County Sheriff Harold Jones. The Copiah County Sheriff’s Department responded to the call at 6 p.m. Monday.

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“At this point, we don’t know what happened. It’s difficult to say for sure why he drove off the road,” said Jones.

Blaylock was the sole occupant of the vehicle.

“There were no outward appearances of alcohol or drugs being involved,” the coroner said.