Woman Pleads Guilty to DUI Death for Wrong Way Wreck that Killed Local Teacher
Madison and Rankin Counties’ District Attorney Bubba Bramlett announced today that Jordan Leah Sullivan, 33, of Louisville Mississippi pled guilty to one count Aggravated DUI in Madison County Circuit Court. She faces up to twenty five years in prison and will be sentenced by Judge Dewey Arthur on February 10, 2025. She was taken into custody awaiting sentencing.
On June 24, 2024 Gluckstadt Police Department responded to a car wreck on I-55 North. On scene, they discovered that Sullivan had been driving the wrong way on the interstate and hit another car head on. Tyra Small-Jackson was the driver of the vehicle that was hit and was later pronounced dead at the hospital. Her father and infant child were also in the car but did not suffer any injuries. Officers immediately suspected Sullivan of DUI and located multiple bottles of Fireball whiskey inside the vehicle and smelled alcohol on her. Her blood alcohol content was .241. Multiple witnesses reported her driving the wrong way on the interstate before she struck Jackson’s vehicle. Officers located the liquor store and obtained a copy of the receipt where she had purchased twenty airplane bottles that morning and also discovered text messages where she admitted to drinking prior to the accident.
Jackson was a Canton native and a veteran teacher. She had been named the 23-24 Nichols Middle School Teach of the Year.
District Attorney Bramlett stated, “Our hearts go out to the family of Mrs. Small-Jackson. There is no amount of time the defendant can serve that will bring back this innocent woman who was a beloved daughter, mother, and sister. We can only hope that this guilty plea will provide some small amount of comfort and closure as they continue to grieve. Driving drunk is the height of irresponsibility and selfishness and Mrs. Sullivan deserves every day she is sentenced to serve in prison for her actions.”
Defendant:
Name: Jordan Leah Sullivan
DOB: 09/10/1991
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