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Mississippi woman dies after jumping from car, man arrested: sheriff

JACKSON COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – A Gautier woman died after deputies said she jumped from moving car driven by a man believed to be her boyfriend.

Jackson County Sheriff John Ledbetter said deputies responded to Gautier-Vancleave Road just north of Pine Grove Road around 7:30 p.m. on June 26. They found Celeste Bellard, 45, lying in the road. She was pronounced deceased at the scene.

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Adam Cross (Courtesy: Jackson County Sheriff’s Office)

Ledbetter said Adam Cross, 47, told investigators that he and Bellard had been drinking and were on their way home when they got into an argument, and Bellard jumped out of the car.

Cross was charged with DUI, and the investigation is ongoing.

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