- Tuesday afternoon, Capitol Police identified the man as Dwayne Mable.
A 28-year-old man is dead after a high-speed chase in the Fondren area of Jackson on Monday night.
Tuesday afternoon, Capitol Police identified the man as Dwayne Mable.
According to the Capitol Police, shortly after 9 p.m. Monday, an officer witnessed a vehicle “traveling at a high rate of speed” along Northside Drive.
When officers attempted to pull over Mable, he failed to comply and led the police on a short pursuit.
“The driver wrecked the vehicle on Northside Drive and sustained fatal injuries,” a statement from the Capitol Police said.
The incident is under investigation by the Mississippi Highway Patrol, which will release additional information when available, a spokesperson for the Mississippi Department of Public Safety said Tuesday.
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