A two vehicle crash on Highway 84 East at the intersection of Eastview Drive on Monday left one driver injured and requiring extrication. Powers Fire & Rescue was dispatched at 7:06 a.m. and responded with Powers Heavy Rescue, Engine 1, Rescue 3 and Rescue 4 to the scene. As further information was received from the Jones County Emergency Operations Center during the response regarding the severity of the crash, additional assistance from Glade Fire & Rescue was dispatched.
Upon arrival on the scene of the crash, Powers emergency medical responders and firefighters discovered that two SUV's had collided at the intersection of Hwy. 84 East and Eastview Drive with a westbound SUV having been struck in the drivers door by a northbound SUV traveling across Hwy. 84 East from Eastview Drive.
The westbound SUV rolled several times according to witnesses before coming to rest off the roadway in front of Auto World with the adult female driver trapped in her vehicle. Powers Heavy Rescue deployed a stabilizing device and hydraulic rescue tools and freed the trapped driver from her vehicle. The adult male driver in the other SUV declined medical treatment at the scene. The two drivers were the only occupants in either SUV.
Units from EMServ Ambulance Service, Mississippi Highway Patrol, Jones County Sheriff's Office and Mississippi Department of Transportation also responded to the scene. The adult female driver of the westbound SUV was transported by EMServ to South Central Regional Medical Center in Laurel for treatment of her injuries, which were not believed to be life-threatening. One lane of Hwy. 84 East was closed to traffic during rescue and vehicle recovery operations.