It was a normal Monday work day for Darrell Sheriff. The 41-year-old was working his regular shift as a private contractor in ...

Jackson Police Chief Joseph Wade said that officers responded to a call about an accident at about 10:30 a.m. on Monday to ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT/CNN/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - A construction worker died after hot asphalt was dumped on him. A tragic ...

A tragic accident occurred in Mississippi when 41-year-old contractor Darrell Sheriff died after being buried by a load of hot asphalt.

A Mississippi man was fatally “buried” alive under “hot asphalt” after his truck malfunctioned and released the smoldering pavement on top of him, according to police. Darrell Sheriff ...

Darrell Sheriff, 41, was buried under the burning hot asphalt when the dump truck he was fixing, malfunctioned. He later ...

A Mississippi man died in a horrific, freak accident this week after being buried alive in hot asphalt while attempting to ...

Police in Mississippi’s capital say a man has died after he was trying to repair a dump truck and asphalt poured onto him.

A man has died in a horror accident after being buried under hot asphalt while trying to fix a dumpster truck. Darrell ...

"It appeared to be some type of malfunction with his dump truck," Wade said, adding it was a "horrific situation." ...

Darrell Sheriff was underneath a dump truck working on a hydraulic line when the tailgate opened and asphalt fell on him, ...

A 41-year-old man died Monday morning after being buried under hot asphalt while trying to repair his dump truck in Mississippi, authorities said. The victim, identified as Darrell Sheriff ...