OXFORD, Miss. (WJTV) – A Lafayette County grand jury found two men were found guilty in connection to a crash that seriously injured a pregnant woman and led to the death of her unborn child.

After a two-day trial, the jury found both Meko Lamar and Tyler Hammond guilty of felony fleeing in concert with injury and felony fleeing in concert with death on July 23, 2025.

The crash occurred on March 6, 2022, on West Jackson Avenue near McDonald’s. Oxford police responded to the scene. They determined that Lamar and Hammond were fleeing in concert, recklessly endangering the public, when their vehicle struck the victim’s car. The victim sustained serious injuries, and her unborn child did not survive.

At sentencing, both defendants received:

• 20 years to serve on Count 1 (Fleeing in Concert with Injury), with 5 years of Post-Release Supervision.
• 40 years to serve on Count 2 (Fleeing in Concert with Death), with 5 years of Post-Release Supervision.

The sentences will run concurrently.

“This was a heartbreaking case, and our thoughts remain with the victim and her family,” said Oxford Police Chief Jeff McCutchen. “Our officers worked this scene with precision and care from the very beginning. That thoroughness made all the difference. It’s a reminder that what we do in those first moments—how we document, how we observe, how we follow through-can ultimately bring justice to victims.”