Mandeville woman killed in Mississippi highway crash

BILOXI, Miss. (WVUE) - A 26-year-old Mandeville woman was killed in a Mississippi highway crash early Saturday (Feb. 4), the Mississippi Highway Patrol said.

The victim was identified as Meagan Schwaner, the MHP’s Biloxi-based Troop K said. Schwaner, of Mandeville, was most recently residing in Diamondhead, Miss.

According to authorities, Schwaner was driving eastbound on Interstate 10 in Hancock County around 2:40 a.m. Saturday, when her 2013 Honda Accord smashed into the back of a trailer being pulled by a 2012 Ford truck.

Schwaner sustained fatal injuries in the crash and was pronounced dead at the scene. A 23-year-old Lake Charles man driving the Ford truck was not injured.

The MHP said the crash remains under investigation.

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