NEW ALBANY — A retired Myrtle schoolteacher who died after fire destroyed her house Saturday night, Jan. 7, became that city’s first fire fatality in more than 10 years, Fire
Christopher âBoomerâ Maurin, 21, of Pascagoula, was killed.
Police received the call around 9:50 p.m.
Maurin had been eating with friends at a nearby restaurant and left walking west, the chief said.
âIt is unclear at this time why Mr. Maurin had decided to leave his friends and walk down West Bankhead Street, but alcohol could be a factor,â a police department news release says.
The vehicle that struck Maurin was traveling east on West Bankhead Street, a short distance from the restaurant. The driver said Maurin was walking in the middle of the traffic lane. The driver said Maurin was not visible.