Sheriff: Alcohol may be factor in fatal crash

    PASCAGOULA, Miss. (AP) - Jackson County Sheriff Mike Byrd says
alcohol and drugs could be factors in a two-vehicle head-on
collision Saturday night that claimed the life of a Vancleave man.
    Byrd tells the Sun Herald the accident occurred after the
eastbound driver of a car, identified as 19-year-old Brittany
Pierce of Vancleave crossed the center line and struck a car driven
by 55-year-old Rhonda Griffin also of Vancleave.
    Byrd said 31-year-old Daniel Bolton, an unrestrained passenger
in Pierce’s vehicle, died in the crash.
    Pierce, who also wasn’t wearing a seat belt, suffered various
injuries and was airlifted to the University of South Alabama
Medical Center for treatment. She remained hospitalized Sunday.
    The sheriff said the results of toxicology reports are pending
on Pierce and Bolton.