Jan 07, 2025
UPDATE: A third person has died as a result of the Marshall County crash, according to the victim's mother. Angela Davis, 43, died of her injuries on Tuesday. Her mother spoke with a WREG reporter and said that she was driving the pickup truck 63-year-old Michael Crutcher was a passenger in. ******************* BYHALIA, Miss. — Questions remain following Saturday's deadly crash in Marshall County, where two people were killed and two critically injured. The crash happened while one of the vehicles was being pursued by a Byhalia police officer. That officer, William Langham, has been placed on administrative leave by the Byhalia Board of Alderman following the accident. Langham's attorney, Michael Carr gave WREG the following statement: "We had a meeting tonight with the Board of Byhalia on the pursuit issue that happened over the weekend. The Board’s meeting in Executive Session and they’ll make a determination in a short period of time," Carr said. "We presented our evidence that the officer did not engage in anything illegal, anything untoward or anything in violation of policy. We stand behind what he did and we look forward to clearing his name.” Langham's leave is going to last until the Marshall County Sheriff's Office completes their investigation. ‘A big boom’: Witness recounts deadly Marshall County car crash Still, no one able to say what led a Byhalia Police Officer to reportedly pursue an SUV Saturday night. That SUV crashed into a pickup truck at the intersection of  St. Paul Road and Dockery Drive in the Warsaw Community of Marshall County. 30-year-old Jaqua Blueitt was driving the SUV. He died, and it's unknown why he was being pursued. 63-year-old Michael Crutcher was a passenger in the pickup. He died as well. Crutcher, from Coillierville, was well-known and highly regarded in the Warsaw community. Marshall Co. Sheriff: Police chase led to fatal crash "I heard it was him in that truck. It really did something to me," said Taderio Woods, who knew Crutcher. "Like, Mike ain't never did nothing. All he did was try to help everybody." Why was the SUV being pursued and did the Byhalia Police Officer pursue the SUV beyond police jurisdiction? No one in Byhalia could answer those questions. The crash site is two miles from this sign indicating Byhalia's city limits. Marshall County Sheriff's investigators are handling the case.
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