
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) responded to one fatal crash during the 2025 Independence Day Holiday Travel Period.
Courtesy: MHP
The crash occurred in Simpson County. In total, troopers investigated 90 crashes that resulted in 34 injuries and one death.
During the travel period, MHP issued a total of 4,818 citations, made 74 arrests for impaired driving and cited 577 drivers for occupant restraint violations.
Independence Day Holiday Travel Period Statistics (Overview)
| 2025 Independence Day Holiday Travel Totals | 2024 Independence Day Holiday Travel Totals |
| Citations – 4,818 | Citations – 6,474 |
| Seatbelt and Child Restraint – 577 | Seatbelt and Child Restraint – 876 |
| DUIs – 74 | DUIs – 149 |
| Crashes – 90 | Crashes – 141 |
| Fatal Crashes – 1 | Fatal Crashes – 4 |
| Fatalities – 1 | Fatalities – 4 |
| Motorist Assist – 68 | Motorist Assist – 76 |
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