CHOCTAW COUNTY, Ala. – A crash involving two ATVs in Choctaw County resulted in the death of a Mississippi man Saturday evening.
The incident occurred around 7:10 p.m. on Shady Grove Road near Causey Drive, approximately 3 miles east of Silas, Alabama, according to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA).
Authorities reported that 33-year-old Ladarius J. Washam of Waynesboro, Mississippi, sustained critical injuries after the 2024 Honda CRF 450 ATV he was operating veered off the road and collided with a parked 2022 Can-Am Renegade ATV.
Washam was transported to Choctaw General Hospital in Butler, Alabama, where he succumbed to his injuries, ALEA stated.
An investigation into the crash is ongoing. No further information about the circumstances or any potential road closures has been provided.
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