On Thursday, July 24, 2025, at approximately 3:03 p.m., the Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to a two-vehicle fatal crash on Highway 82 in Carroll County.
A 2005 Peterbilt Truck driven by 29-year-old Charles Cox of Cardwell, Missouri, traveled east on Highway 82 when it collided with a 2016 Hyundai Elantra driven by 18-year-old Martarvis Banks of Coila, Mississippi, traveling south on Highway 17. Makaylah Banks, 16, of Coila, Mississippi, a passenger in the Elantra, received fatal injuries from the crash and was pronounced dead on the scene.
This crash remains under investigation by the Mississippi Highway Patrol.
