Bude Man Killed In ATV Wreck
From McComb (Mississippi) Enterprise-Journal newspaper staff reports
Posted: Saturday, April 18, 2009 11:40 PM CDT
A Bude man died early Saturday in an all-terrain vehicle accident at a campground on the Homochitto River, according to a spokesman for the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department.
Jerry Wayne Holland, 41, died when his late-model Yamaha Grizzly 660 four-wheeler struck a tree around 2 a.m. at the Homochitto Campout in the Eddiceton community, according to deputy David Blackwell.
“He lost control and hit a tree that caused some trauma that killed him,” Blackwell said. “The cause is still under investigation.”
Franklin County Coroner Percy Peeler pronounced Holland dead at the scene. Peeler said Holland sustained internal injuries in the crash. An autopsy was conducted on Saturday, Peeler said. Holland was not wearing a helmet, and alcohol was not considered to be a factor in the accident.
Homochitto Campout consists of a number of camps along both sides of the river, and the area is well-lighted.
“We’ve got quite a few witnesses that were watching,” Blackwell said.
Holland and his wife Vicki reportedly had been visiting a friend’s camp just prior to the incident.
“He was going to get on the road, but when he started it up he was at the camp and it went through a section of the woods, and that’s where he ran into the tree,” Blackwell said.
Holland worked overseas jobs for Pride Drilling Co. He was home on extended furlough waiting to go back overseas on another assignment.
Obituary information is on Page A3.
McComb Enterprise-Journal