On Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at approximately 4:15 pm, the Mississippi Highway Patrol responded to a fatal crash on Highway 43 in Hancock County.

A 1998 GMC Pickup driven by 44-year-old Shawn Douroux of Kiln, MS, traveled north on Highway 43 when it collided with a 2016 Western Star dump truck driven by 55-year-old Charles Freeman of Picayune, MS, stopped in the northbound lane on Highway 43.

Shawn Douroux received fatal injuries from the crash and was pronounced dead.