Deputy Sheriff Tom Rye Wilson, III

Tom Rye Wilson, III

Deputy Sheriff Tom Wilson was killed in an automobile crash on U.S. 61 while responding to a call.

He had heard dispatchers checking on an ambulance crew that had been sent to a call and volunteered to check on their well-being.

As he responded to the scene, his patrol car hydroplaned after hitting a spot of standing water near Grange Hall Road and overturned. Deputy Wilson suffered fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Deputy Wilson had served with the Warren County Sheriff's Office for one year and had previously served with the Vicksburg Police Department for 16 years. He is survived by his wife, son, parents, and brother.