Overview
- Authorities identified Levi Wyatt as the driver who died after his Chevrolet Camaro left the roadway, overturned and struck a utility pole near North State and Belhaven streets late Friday night.
- Mississippi Capitol Police, the Mississippi Highway Patrol and the Hinds County coroner say two vehicles were damaged, the Camaro’s passenger was taken to hospital with life‑threatening injuries and the other driver was uninjured.
- The Hinds County coroner pronounced Wyatt dead at the scene and multiple state agencies have opened an active investigation into the cause and circumstances of the crash.
- Jackson State issued a tribute asking the community to pray for the family, and a family friend posted the death with the family’s permission while requesting privacy as they grieve.
- Wyatt was a Mississippi native who played at Mississippi Gulf Coast CC and McNeese State before finishing his college career and degree at Jackson State in 2025, and he had planned to pursue professional football opportunities in 2026.