Biloxi man, 23, killed in Interstate 12 wreck, Louisiana State Police say

A Biloxi man was killed in a crash on Interstate 12 in Covington early Tuesday, authorities said.

The two-vehicle wreck happened a little after 6:30 a.m. in the westbound lanes of I-12 near U.S. Highway 190, said William Huggins, a spokesman for the Louisiana State Police.

Zuriel Pryor of Biloxi died of blunt force trauma from the wreck, according to the St. Tammany Parish coroner. He was 23.

Huggins said the crash remains under investigation and no other details were immediately available, including a cause.