Lisa McGarry McIntosh, 66, was facing an aggravated DUI charge over a September crash that killed a motorcyclist. Less than two months later, she was found dead beneath an overturned ATV in Jefferson County, Mississippi. The Natchez woman’s death occurred Tuesday afternoon, November 3, after she went out alone for a ride while visiting her former husband’s home.
Jefferson County Sheriff James Bailey said family members contacted his office at approximately 3:02 p.m. to report the fatal accident. McIntosh had been visiting her former husband, Gordon McGarry, 70, before deciding to take the ATV out by herself.
When McGarry returned and noticed she was gone, he went looking for her. His search led to Brown Road, off River Road, where McIntosh was found beneath the overturned ATV.
Bailey said preliminary information suggested the vehicle may have struck a hole, causing McIntosh to lose control of the handlebars. The ATV then struck an embankment and overturned on top of her. The sheriff’s office has not released further details about what caused the vehicle to overturn.
McIntosh’s death came with the September 15 crash still hanging over her. That earlier collision happened on Lower Woodville Road in Natchez and claimed the life of James Hilliard, a 34-year-old motorcyclist from Sicily Island, Louisiana.
Investigators said McIntosh was driving southbound when her vehicle struck Hilliard’s motorcycle as he traveled northbound. The impact threw Hilliard into the southbound lane. A second vehicle, which was traveling behind McIntosh, then ran over him. Hilliard was pronounced dead at the scene.
Natchez Police Chief Lee Best later confirmed that laboratory results from a blood sample indicated McIntosh was intoxicated during the September collision. Best said she had failed field sobriety tests after the crash. He did not disclose the specific blood-alcohol level recorded in the test results.
McIntosh was facing an aggravated DUI charge connected to Hilliard’s death. Following the September crash, her family arranged for her to enter a rehabilitation facility, according to Chief Best. She was reportedly released from the facility on Monday, November 2, one day before the ATV accident.
However, the two incidents involved separate investigations. The aggravated DUI allegations connected to Hilliard’s death had not been resolved by a court before McIntosh died. Her death does not change the circumstances investigators were examining in the September collision.
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is now investigating the ATV accident. Authorities have not said whether mechanical problems contributed to the crash or whether the vehicle will undergo further inspection.
The fatal ATV accident happened on Brown Road, off River Road, near Mississippi Highway 553 in Jefferson County, southwestern Mississippi, in the Natchez region. The precise crash location has not been independently established.