Mississippi man killed after log truck rollover wreck Tuesday afternoon

A Mississippi was killed when the log truck he was a passenger was involved in a rollover wreck.

The Mississippi Highway Patrol reports that Jeremy M. McNeal, 28, of Sardis, was killed in the wreck that occurred shortly after 3 p.m. Tuesday on Highway 7 near the Highway 7/9 roundabout.

MHP report that a 2006 Volvo truck carrying logs was traveling north on Highway 9 West when it left the road and rolled over, for unknown reasons.

The driver, Jerdarvis D. Gipson, 31, of Oxford, was not injured in the wreck. McNeal, who was one of two passengers in the truck, was killed and pronounced dead at the scene by the coroner’s office.

According to his social media sites, McNeal went to North Panola High School. He was from Como and lived in Sardis.

Another passenger, Shuntez J. Smith, 31, of Hernando was severely injured from the crash and transported to a local hospital. The cause of the crash remains under investigation with MHP.