Freddie Davis Jr., 43, of Woodville, Mississippi, died early Sunday morning after a vehicle he was traveling in ran off Highway 24 West and overturned in Wilkinson County.
According to the Mississippi Highway Patrol, the crash happened at approximately 2:30 a.m. on September 20.
Investigators said 44-year-old Derrick Coates of St. Francisville, Louisiana, was driving a 2007 Dodge Ram on Highway 24 West when the vehicle left the roadway and overturned.
Davis was a passenger in the vehicle. He suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Coates was also injured in the crash and was transported to a local hospital for treatment.
The circumstances surrounding why the vehicle left the roadway have not been released. Mississippi Highway Patrol continues to investigate the crash.
For Davis' family, friends, and loved ones in Woodville, his death marks the loss of a 43-year-old life cut short in the early hours of Sunday morning.
As investigators work to establish the full circumstances of the crash, those who knew Davis are left to remember his life and the memories he shared with the people around him.
