TUPELO – On Wednesday, August 6, 2014, at approximately 4:15 p.m., the Natchez Trace Parkway Communications Center received notification of a serious collision that had occurred between a pickup truck and a motorcycle near milepost 289 just north of Pharr Mounds. Upon arrival of law enforcement and medical personnel, the two motorcycle riders, Pauline Demeres and Gerard Nault, both 56 of Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada, were pronounced deceased at the scene.
photo courtesy of Alvin Ivy
It was determined in court documents that Sartain was impaired when he was driving his pickup on the Parkway near mile marker 289 around 4:15 Wednesday afternoon where the truck he was driving crossed the center line and collided head-on with the Demer’s motorcycle.
Sartain was taken into custody after failing sobriety tests and registering above the legal limit on two seperate breathe tests.
On August 7, 2014, the driver of the truck, Donnie Sartain, of Tishomingo, MS, was charged in U.S. Magistrates Court in Oxford, MS, with one count of Driving Under the Influence-Manslaughter. Additional charges are pending at this time.
Sartain’s bond has been set at $10000.00.
MEDIA RELEASE/ NATR Superintendent
