Left: Luke Phillips, 19 Right: Grant Womack, 22
Luke Cameron Phillips, 19, a student at The University of Mississippi and Grant Thomas Womack, 22, a former student at The University of Mississippi both died this past weekend.
WTVA News in Tupelo reported that, according to the Mississippi Highway Patrol, Phillips was traveling Friday night eastward in the westbound lanes of Highway 278 when his Nissan struck a Mazda minivan. Highway patrol pronounced Phillips dead at the scene around 11 p.m. on Highway 6 in Pontotoc County.
Phillips was a freshman accountancy major from Olive Branch, Mississippi.
The university confirmed that Womack died Sunday at Baptist Memorial Hospital.
He was last enrolled in spring of 2014 seeking a B.B.A. in real estate through the School of Business Administration. Womack was a member of Kappa Alpha Order.
Kappa Alpha Order expressed their grief about Womack’s death in a tweet earlier this week.
“Our most heartfelt thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of Grant Womack. You will be truly missed by us, brother.”
