DESOTO COUNTY, Miss — Two Mississippi State students are dead, and another is in critical condition after a fatal single vehicle crash in DeSoto County.
The driver who was killed has been identified as 21-year-old Michael Taylor and the passenger who died on the scene has been identified as 23-year-old Christian Compton, both from Olive Branch.
A second passenger, 21-year-old Sloan McClatchy from Red Banks, is in stable condition at Regional One.
According to the DeSoto County Sheriff's Department, the crash happened at around 5:35 p.m. on Getwell between Slocum Road and Crays Creek Road.
Officers say all three victims were thrown from the Jeep when it left the roadway and hit a tree.
Two Mississippi State students killed, another injured in Sunday evening crash
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The cause of the crash is still under investigation.
