Woman drove out of state to buy a car. Then she vanished, Mississippi police say
UPDATE: The Chevrolet Tahoe belonging to missing Alabama woman Tumeka Williams, 47, was involved in a two-car crash in Alabama, authorities in Mississippi announced Feb. 23.
Alabama law enforcement officials said the wreck happened Monday, Feb. 20. Relatives said Williams drove to Mississippi to buy a car that day but never returned home.
Her condition isn’t known. McClatchy News reached out to Alabama Highway Patrol for more information and was awaiting a response.
Original story continues below.
A woman is missing days after traveling to Jackson, Mississippi, to purchase a car, according to the Hattiesburg Police Department.
Now authorities are asking the public to help bring her home.
Tumeka Williams, 47, of Theodore, Alabama, drove more than 200 miles to the capital city on Feb. 20, police said. Relatives said she didn’t end up buying the vehicle and was headed back to Alabama when she disappeared.
At some point, Williams stopped at a Stuckey’s convenience store in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and told relatives she was getting back on the road, according to police. She hasn’t been seen or heard from since.
Authorities said Williams was driving a 2003 gray Chevrolet Tahoe with tag number 5246BA2. She was last seen wearing an orange shirt, tan jacket and khaki pants.
Anyone with information on Williams’ disappearance is asked to call Hattiesburg police at 601-544-7900.
Hattiesburg is about 90 miles southeast of Jackson.
This story was originally published February 23, 2023 at 10:25 AM with the headline "Woman drove out of state to buy a car. Then she vanished, Mississippi police say."