A Caledonia man has died after being struck by a vehicle in Hamilton Friday morning.
Monroe County Coroner Alan Gurley identified the victim as Dennis Ray Thomas, 34. According to a press release from Gurley’s office, Thomas was a pedestrian on Highway 45 North at about 5:53 a.m. when a Ford F-150 struck him just north of the Hamilton Road intersection. Thomas died of “multiple trauma” at the scene.
The release said the driver of the truck, who is a Hamilton resident on his way to work, was not injured.
Sgt. Derrick Beckom, a spokesperson with Mississippi Highway Patrol, which is investigating the incident, said MHP does not expect to file charges in the incident.
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