Name: Loretta Ann Sykes
Rank: Firefighter
Age: 53
Gender: Female
Status: Volunteer
Years of Service: 2
Date of Incident: 03/15/2017
Time of Incident: 1800hrs
Date of Death: 03/15/2017
Fire Department: Sumrall Volunteer Fire Department
Address: 12 Water Street, Sumrall, Mississippi 39482
Fire Department Chief: Heath Sumrall
Incident Description: Deputy Chief Clinton Alvin Beasley and Firefighter Loretta Ann Sykes were directing traffic at the scene where a dump truck got tangled in power lines at Mississippi 589 and Oloh Road (Lamar County, MS) when they were struck by a hit-and-run driver. Both Beasley and Sykes passed away at the scene from injuries sustained when hit. The driver of the vehicle was later apprehended by Lamar County law enforcement.
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