Longtime Lowndes County Constable Injured In Morning Crash

LOWNDES COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – A longtime Lowndes County constable is injured in a Monday morning crash.

The crash happened on Harrison Road, just before 8 AM.

Willie “Hoot” West was seriously injured in the wreck.

Lowndes County deputies believe the marked constable car West was driving left the road, in a sharp curve, and hit a tree.

The accident remains under investigation.

West was taken to Baptist Golden Triangle and later transferred to North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo.