Jackson takes blame for not securing a manhole, but believes paving company Superior Asphalt Inc. should be liable in the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the parents of Frances Fortner. Fortner, 18, a ...

The Jackson City Council has rejected a $500,000 settlement with the family of Frances Fortner to resolve a lawsuit filed over the teenager’s death, according to an attorney who represents the Fortner ...

The teen was killed after driving over a loose manhole cover on her way to graduation rehearsal.

Eighteen-year-old Frances "Franny" Fortner, a Jackson Academy senior who passed away in May after her car hit an unsecured manhole cover, often wore a necklace that said "higher truth." When her mom, ...

On the corner of North State Street and Fondren Place, a vibrant, larger-than-life mural depicts Frances Fortner, a Jackson Academy senior killed last year in a car accident. But the mural doesn't ...

Jean Holmes, a Jackson resident, filed her lawsuit in Hinds County Circuit Court. Holmes said she hit the manhole hours before Frances Fortner was killed. She said she told police cones were needed ...

JACKSON — On the last day of Frances "Franny" Fortner's life, she drove her mother's red convertible, a 1992 Mazda Miata, to graduation rehearsal on May 17. The 18-year-old was set to don cap and gown ...

The parents of Frances Fortner have filed a lawsuit against the city of Jackson, Superior Asphalt Inc., IMS Engineers and others over the death of their daughter. Fortner, 18, a Jackson Academy senior ...

The Jackson City Council rejected a $500,000 settlement to resolve the Frances Fortner traffic death lawsuit against the city, an attorney close to the case confirmed Thursday. The decision came in a ...

In May 2018, Jackson Academy senior Frances Fortner was headed to graduation rehearsal when she hit a partially covered manhole on Ridgewood Road. Her car flipped, and she later died from her injuries ...

The attorney for the parents suing the city of Jackson over the death of their daughter when her vehicle hit an unsecured manhole cover in 2018 is seeking to subpoena Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar ...