Man dies when car crashes into police building

VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) - A Vicksburg man was killed when his car knocked a hole in the back of Vicksburg Police Department and caught fire.

Deputy Coroner Kelda Bailess tells The Vicksburg Post (https://bit.ly/1mQStyt ) 59-year-old Carl James was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash about 7 p.m. Thursday. An autopsy is being conducted.

Police Chief Walter Armstrong says no one was hurt in the police department.

Armstrong says James’ car veered off the street, ran through a fence and then knocked a hole in the juvenile investigation office of the police department. No one was in the office.

At least three rooms of the police department suffered heavy fire, smoke and water damage.

The police department was closed Friday and Municipal Court was moved to the Warren County courthouse.

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Information from: The Vicksburg Post, https://www.vicksburgpost.com