Mississippi Department of Corrections, Mississippi
End of Watch: Monday, May 25, 2015
Age: 53
Tour of Duty: 14 years, 7 months
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: May 25, 2015
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
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.