VICKSBURG -- A Mississippi Highway Patrol officer from Vicksburg escaped unharmed after an on-duty wreck Tuesday night landed his patrol car upside down in rising water.
Master Sgt. John Minor told the Vicksburg Post that he shot windows out of his car to get air to breathe and call for help. The 40-year-old state trooper suffered a couple of fractured ribs and cuts and bruises among his injuries.
He was recovering at home Wednesday.
Minor was headed north on U.S. Highway 61 South about 8:30
You can help your community
Quality, in-depth journalism is essential to a healthy community. The Dispatch brings you the most complete reporting and insightful commentary in the Golden Triangle, but we need your help to continue our efforts. In the past week, our reporters have posted 36 articles to cdispatch.com. Please consider subscribing to our website for only $2.30 per week to help support local journalism and our community.