CLARKE COUNTY, MS. (THECOUNT) — Wilt Alford, of Pachuta, Mississippi, has been identified as the pedestrian in a Sunday night fatal vehicle strike in Clarke County. Jalen Nixon, of Vossburg, has been identified as the involved driver.
Alford, 42, was killed after he was struck by a vehicle near Pachuta Christmas night.
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According to reports, Alford was on-foot on Highway 11, when a Nissan Maxima operated by 18-year-old Nixon, struck Alford around 9:30 p.m. Sunday.
Alford died of injuries suffered in the collision.
The cause of the collision remains under investigation.
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Geo quick facts: Clarke County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 16,732. Its county seat is Quitman. Clarke County is named for Joshua G. Clarke, the first Mississippi state chancellor and judge. The county is part of the Meridian, MS Micropolitan Statistical Area – Wikipedia.