Walthall supervisor killed in accident
Longtime Walthall County Supervisor Travis Alford died this morning when a flatbed truck struck him while he was working to clear a road.
Walthall County Coroner Shannon Hartzog said Alford, 83, died instantly when he was hit by the heavy-duty work truck driven by Henry Baughman of Foxworth around 6 a.m. on Sartinville Road.
Alford was working to clear the bridge of a tree that had fallen.
“He was sawing the tree and attempting to remove it from the roadway,” Hartzog said.
Walthall County Sheriff Duane Dillon said because the case involved a county official, the state highway patrol worked the incident.
Hartzog said Alford was doing the work by himself when the truck came upon the supervisor. The driver was trying to dodge the tree and apparently did not see Alford in the road.
Dillon called it “a freak accident.” He said no charges have been filed or are expected.
Dillon said Baughman’s unidentified passenger realized someone had been hit and the two stopped to see what had happened.
Alford has been a county supervisor for more than 43 years and was well-liked in the county.
