Lee County coroner identifies man killed in Tupelo crash

TUPELO, Miss. (WCBI) – The man killed in an early Monday morning accident in Tupelo has been identified.

Lee County Coroner Carolyn Green said Preston Dozier II, 25, was behind the wheel in the single-car accident.

His vehicle left the road, went down an embankment and crashed into some trees on West Main Street, near McPherson Road.

Tupelo police are investigating the accident.