Fatal wreck claims life of local man

Published 10:31 am Tuesday, April 22, 2025

A Lafayette man died Saturday after his car left the road for unknown reasons.

According to the Mississippi Highway Patrol, troopers responded to Highway 334 in Lafayette County at 12:47 a.m. Saturday for a wreck.

A 2014 Toyota driven by Dakota “Blayze” Bowen, 27, of Oxford, was traveling west on Highway 334 when the vehicle left the roadway and collided with a tree.

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Bowen was pronounced dead on the scene.

The crash is being investigated by the MHP.

Bowen, originally of Amory, graduated from Lafayette High School.