Authorities have identified a man who died in a fatal car accident on Highway 69 South Monday.
Lowndes County Coroner Greg Merchant identified Henry Edsel Orton Jr., 75, of Aliceville, Alabama, as the victim of the one-vehicle accident that occurred about 7:30 p.m.
Merchant said Orton was driving a 2004 Ford Thunderbird south on the highway he ran off the road near Minnie Vaughn Road. The vehicle rolled over and Orton, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected, according to Mississippi Highway Patrol spokesperson MSgt. Criss Turnipseed.
MHP is investigating the accident.
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