Jackson Jambalaya

It seems like there have been more reports of wheelchairs getting run over lately, although many are hit-and-run. I dont know if this means that more are happening or they've always been happening and just being reported more.

Prayers for the drivers that will have to cope with this tragedy. I can't imagine how hard that would be.

The sidewalks (where they actually exist) in Jackson suck, and wheelchair transportation with JATRAN is a joke. That leaves many wheelchair-bound people forced to maneuver on street surfaces. Jackson is an ADA-compliance lawsuit waiting to happen.

I am shocked that not one, but two Mississippi drivers were uninsured considering we are ranked WORST at that too.

Having a perfect driving record and still paying insane rates to offset the insurance risk of the uninsured masses here is unpleasant to say the least.

"The driver of the Ford Fusion was issued a citation for no insurance. The driver of the Chevrolet Malibu was also issued a citation for no insurance."

We encountered a guy in a wheelchair in the middle of a busy intersection on a December evening in west Jackson. He was dressed in black. He was lucky he wasn't run over that night. I'm shocked the drivers were ticketed for not having insurance. Lawlessness is pretty much encouraged in this shithole.

Yep. That's why our property taxes are high, tag prices are high, insurance of any kind is high. Why the cost of water keeps going up. The cost of being law abiding in the ghetto.

So sad but these in the middle of the road wheelchair drivers have taken over Jackson. There used to be one with a shotgun lying across his lap near Robinson Road Ext. for years. Think he's gone on now. I've observed police at red-light just looking and doing absolutely nothing to get them out of the road. Some of them are high and straight up mental causing a menace to society.

Actually, my fine commentor, maybe you should check out the conditions of the sidewalks on Raymond Road where this accident occurred. A couple of million dollars were spent within the last decade improving those sidewalks - to make them ADA compliant. Maybe the question should be asked - why would a wheelchair bound individual choose to ride 'near the center lane' when there was a sidewalk (not on that sucked, either) provided?

"The driver of the Ford Fusion was issued a citation for no insurance. The driver of the Chevrolet Malibu was also issued a citation for no insurance."

Remember this when you are complaining about the price of car insurance in Mississippi. We have a law that states you have to have it, however there are hardly any repercussions for not having it, and most of the time the ticket is tossed if you go get insurance and show it to the cop who wrote the ticket. Then they cancel it the next day. We have more uninsured drivers on the road than any other state. We have a law without any real consequences and everyone knows it. If the state legislators would stop worrying about NIL being tax free, Horhans duck hole on 16th section in Leflore County, and other non-sense, then maybe they could pass legislation to actually enforce the laws on the books like suspending licenses and registration for not having insurance. LA, TX, and a host of other states do it. But we are constantly afraid of offending a certain demographic.

There’s a guy i see every once in a while in his wheelchair going down middle of Hwy 80 around the Clinton city limits Either mental issues or someone who just doesnt care !

Insurance Committees:(Here we see Fred Shanks again). None of these have the stones to actually pass laws holding people accountable for not having insurance.

2025–2026 Senate Composition:

Chair: Bradford Blackmon (D)

Vice-Chair: Michael McLendon (R)

Other members: Scott DeLano (R), Chris Johnson (R), Dean Kirby (R), Chad McMahan (R), Brian Rhodes (R), Benjamin Suber (R), Neil Whaley (R), Charles Younger (R), Joseph Thomas (D), Walter Michel (R), Hillman Frazier (D), and Scott DeLano (R)

2025–2026 House Composition:

Chair: Jerry Turner (R)

Vice Chair: Tracy Arnold (R)

Other members include:
Otis Anthony (D), Earle Banks (D), Christopher Bell (D), Andy Boyd (R), Elliot Burch (R), Oscar Denton (D), Clay Deweese (R), Dan Eubanks (R), Jimmy Fondren (R), Kevin Ford (R), Jeff Hale (R), Jeffery Harness (D), Josh Hawkins (R), John Hines (D), Jay McKnight (R), Fred Shanks (R), Jody Steverson (R), Lee Yancey (R), Hank Zuber (R)

No insurance. So much for calling Morgan and Morgan.

Dog whistle alert. Lol.

Someone rear-ended me in Florida. No insurance, so I took her to small claims court and I prevailed, but collecting is a challenge, usually. Florida has a law that the defendant will lose their license if they don't pay in a traffic related suit/judgement. I filed the forms with the state and her license was suspended. I set her up on a payment plan and her suspended license was activated once paid in full.

there is a certain point that it has to be verbalized that this would not happen if the city was properly dealing with vagrancy versus just allowing them to roam freely and do things such as rolling down the middle of a highway.

If you are caught without insurance you automatically lose your license, and whatever vehicle you are driving, plus jail.

I bet 90% of MS drivers don't carry liability insurance

If the uninsured were obeying the law, it is possible no one would have died because they wouldn't have been there.
How many Jacksonians get away with no insurance and unpaid water bills?
Maybe Jackson should implement those insurance cameras that Pearl installed at the Outlet Mall.

There's a similar process in Mississippi regarding unpaid judgments. You have to wonder, though, how much of a damn would these uninsured drivers in Mississippi give about driving on a suspended license.

Momma always told me don't play in the street. It's worked out pretty well for me and others.

I'm sorry this man was killed but not surprised that neither driver had insurance. I was rear ended in Jackson and the guy left the scene of the accident and stopped only because his car broke down. He was not arrested or ticketed. The car he was driving had a dealership tag on it. Never should let a vehicle leave the car lot without proof of insurance.

@2:23 PM - Thanks, I didn't know that.

I'll give both drivers a thumbs up for not fleeing the scene.