The parents of a Madison County teacher who was killed in a head-on collision this month are questioning why no one has been arrested in the case.
"My husband has called the police several times," Bobbie Ward said Monday. "They just say they haven't finished the investigation."
Ward's daughter, Madison-Ridgeland Academy teacher Leigh Anne Ward, 35, died on Aug. 17 in the accident on River Thames Road in Jackson. Her car was hit head-on by a pickup driven by a 19-year-old.
Police said it will be a few more days at least before they release any more details about the accident.
"Hopefully, we will know something by the end of the week," said Colendula Green, spokeswoman for the Jackson Police Department.
Still, Bobbie Ward and her husband, Frazier, are frustrated. "(Today) is two weeks since it happened, and we haven't heard a thing from the police," Bobbie Ward said.
Leigh Anne Ward lived with her parents at their Jackson home. She was on her way home from MRA to take her father, a retired surgeon, to a birthday party.
Police have refused to release the name of the 19-year-old driver of the Toyota Tundra pickup that collided with Ward's Toyota Camry. He was taken to the University of Mississippi Medical Center for observation.
"What I want to know and what my husband wants to know is why has that young man not been arrested," Bobbie Ward said.
Witnesses told police that the driver of the pickup was speeding on River Thames Road, where the speed limit is 25 mph.
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