Sergeant Iris Janett Smith

Sergeant Iris Janett Smith | Mississippi Department of Corrections, Mississippi Sergeant Iris Janett Smith | Mississippi Department of Corrections, Mississippi
Mississippi Department of Corrections, Mississippi
Sergeant Iris Janett Smith | Mississippi Department of Corrections, Mississippi
Sergeant Iris Janett Smith | Mississippi Department of Corrections, Mississippi
Sergeant Iris Janett Smith

Mississippi Department of Corrections, Mississippi

End of Watch Monday, May 25, 2015

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Iris Janett Smith

Sergeant Iris Smith was killed in a vehicle collision at approximately 3:15 pm when the prisoner transport van she was driving collided with the back of a tractor trailer on U.S. 49, at J M Tatum Industrial Drive, in Hattiesburg.

She was following an ambulance that was transporting an inmate to a local hospital when the crash occurred.

Sergeant Smith had served with the Mississippi Department of Corrections for 15 years and was assigned to the South Mississippi Correctional Institution. She is survived by her daughter, mother, brother, and a grandson.

Bio

  • Age 53
  • Tour 14 years, 7 months
  • Badge Not available

Incident Details

  • Cause Automobile crash
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