On Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at approximately 5:48 a.m., the Mississippi
Highway Patrol responded to a single-vehicle crash on US Highway 49E in
Holmes County near the Leflore County Line.
A 2016 Mazda CX-5, driven by 27-year-old Carly Dean of Cruger,
Mississippi, was traveling south on US Highway 49E when she ran off the
highway and collided with an embankment. Carly Dean received fatal
injuries from the crash and was pronounced deceased on the scene.
This crash remains under investigation by the Mississippi Highway Patrol.
