PALMER, Mass. (WDAM) - A Hattiesburg man wanted for the death of two people in a 2024 car crash was arrested over 1,000 miles away in Massachusetts.

Palmer Police arrest suspect wanted in Mississippi

Officers with the Palmer Police Department arrested George Mabrey after a routine traffic stop showed an active arrest warrant from Mississippi.

Mabrey faces two counts of vehicular homicide/manslaughter stemming from a fatal, multi-vehicle crash on August 2, 2024 .

The crash, which happened on I-59, claimed the lives of 66-year-old Peggy Herron and 56-year-old Lisa Foster. Several others were injured in the crash.

Law enforcement in Massachusetts is holding Mabrey without bail to await extradition to Forrest County, MS.

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