An unidentified driver of a pickup plowed into the Confederate Memorial monument on the campus of The University of Mississippi damaging the memorial and causing the removal of the “contextualization plaque” placed there last year.
It is thought the individual was intoxicated, but facts are unknown at this time. An individual was treated at Baptist Memorial Hospital and then booked on DWI charges by Campus Police at the Lafayette County jail.
University spokesperson Ryan Whittington said “late Saturday evening, a suspected intoxicated driver ran into the Confederate statue on the Oxford campus. University police are investigating the accident. The full extent of damage to the statue will be assessed.”
The front facade base of the statue was damaged, and the much-publicized contextualization plaque that was placed at the base of the statue is gone this morning. The area has been secured by Campus Police.
It is unconfirmed if the driver was intoxicated, misdirected or had ulterior motives.
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