Some losses leave a silence that words can never truly fill. On the early morning of September 23, 2026, a heartbreaking tragedy on Interstate 20 in Hinds County, Mississippi, claimed the life of 54-year-old Jimmy Anthony of Pearl.
Mississippi Highway Patrol troopers responded to Interstate 20 East near the 26-mile marker at approximately 1:40 a.m. after reports of a serious crash.
According to authorities, a 2024 Volvo tractor-trailer was traveling eastbound when it collided with Anthony, who was in the roadway as a pedestrian. Anthony suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene by the Hinds County Coroner's Office.
The tractor-trailer was driven by 54-year-old Gerald Wirth Jr. of Haughton, Louisiana. Wirth was not injured in the collision.
Authorities have not released information explaining why Anthony was in the roadway. The circumstances surrounding the crash remain under investigation by the Mississippi Highway Patrol, and no further details were immediately available.
As investigators work to establish the circumstances leading to the collision, Jimmy Anthony's death leaves family, friends and the Pearl community mourning a life lost in the early hours of the morning.
