Reed In Stable Condition At UMC, Another Dead Following Collision

Former Mississippi Republican Party chairman Clarke Reed has been injured and another man has been killed in a two-vehicle accident in Greenville.


Police say 68-year-old Leonard Crow, identified as being from Oklahoma, died in Monday's crash after his car collided with another driven by Reed at an intersection.

Police say Crow died at Delta Regional Medical Center.

Reed, who also served as the GOP's national committee member from Mississippi, was airlifted to the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson where he was listed in stable condition Tuesday.

A passenger in Crow's car also taken to UMC but their condition was not available.

Police say the collision is under investigation.

Republican Stalwart Reed Reportedly Injured In Accident In Greenville

Clarke Reed, a former chairman of the Republican Party in Mississippi has reportedly been airlifted from an accident in his hometown of Greenville, Mississippi.

Reed is considered one of the architects of the rise of the Republican Party in the South during the 1960's that helped build the "two-party system" we have today.