JACKSON COUNTY, MS. (THECOUNT) — Mario Alanis Jr., of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, has been identified as the victim in a Sunday night vehicle crash in Jackson County.

Alanis, 21, was killed in a single-vehicle crash near Ocean Springs Sunday night.

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According to reports, Alanis was operating a vehicle on Biddix-Evans Road Central in Ocean Springs, when for unknown reasons, the vehicle crossed centerlines and exited the roadway around 5 p.m. Sunday. The vehicle then traveled down an embankment before making contact with a tree and rolling over.

Alanis was pronounced deceased at the scene of blunt force trauma injuries.

Friends and family members took to Facebook to remember Alanis:

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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Geo quick facts: Jackson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 139,668, making it the fifth-most populous county in Mississippi. Its county seat is Pascagoula – Wikipedia.