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Musician killed in crash, band members share memories     Mobile, Alabama (WALA) — The local music community is mourning the loss of a musician killed in a wrong-way crash in Mississippi on Sunday. With his infectious smile and unique voice, Marcus Baggins was the heart and soul of his pop band Plastic Weekend. Jaron Churchwell, bass player for the band said, “He was always very outgoing and outspoken and I mean there’s literally no one like him.” Baggins was the lead singer of th...

Mississippi Highway Patrol said a two-vehicle collision early Sunday morning on U.S. 98 east killed one and sent a second to the hospital.

Mobile band Plastic Weekend member Marcus Baggins dead after weekend crash Updated Feb 08, 2021; Marcus Baggins was pronounced dead at the scene, according to WDAM. Itaria Ward, 46, of Gulfport, Mississippi was sent to a local hospital as a result of the wreck. The two-vehicle crash occurred around 5:15 a.m. Feb. 7 on U.S. 98 East near the Forrest County/Perry County line in Forrest County, according to the MHP. Baggins’ Nissan Versa collided with Ward’s Hyundai Sonata and ejected him fro...