Sheriff releases names of those injured in Warriors Trail crash Wednesday

The Warren County Sheriff’s Office has released the names of the two people involved in a crash Wednesday evening on Warriors Trail.

The driver of the vehicle, Tonny Wash, 35, and the passenger, Jamie Dewan Williams, 37, were both injured and transported to the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson where they are doing well.

Sheriff Martin Pace indicated Friday that speed was a factor in the crash.

The vehicle Wash and Williams were driving, a Nissan, crashed into a tree around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday and erupted into flames. After they extinguished the fire, it took about an hour for first responders to free the two men from the vehicle.

Wash was taken by ambulance to a helicopter at Clear Creek Golf Course, which then took him to UMMC. Williams was taken to UMMC by ambulance.

Pace took an English bulldog that was also in the vehicle to Animal Medical Clinic for treatment.

Vicksburg and Warren County firefighters along with multiple Warren County sheriff’s personnel worked in tandem to extinguish the flames and rescue the passengers from the wreckage.