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3380 2010-12-24 Troop D Rollover crash near Jennings kills unrestrained driver
LOUISIANA STATE POLICE

COURTESY LOYALTY SERVICE

Colonel Michael D. Edmonson, Superintendent

News Release – Troop D

December 24, 2010


Rollover Crash near Jennings Kills Unrestrained Driver

JENNINGS – Last night, at 8:02 p.m., Louisiana State Police Troop D responded to a one vehicle rollover crash on the Interstate10 North Frontage Road just east of Louisiana Highway 102 (North Cutting Avenue) near Jennings in Jefferson Davis Parish that claimed the life of a Crowley man.

Preliminary investigation revealed that 58-year-old Richard J. Bourgeois of Crowley was traveling north on the frontage road and, upon reaching LA 102, failed to negotiate a curve to the left. The 2007 Isuzu pick-up Bourgeois was driving exited the roadway to the right, struck a ditch, and rolled over. Bourgeois, who was not wearing a seat belt, sustained fatal injuries as a result of the crash.

A routine toxicology sample was obtained from Bourgeois and will be submitted to the Louisiana State Police Crime Lab for analysis. The crash remains under investigation.

Last year in Louisiana, sixty-five percent of vehicle occupants that were killed in a crash were not properly restrained. Buckle Up Louisiana. Every trip. Every time.

Troop D troopers have investigated 27 fatal crashes in 2010, resulting in 31 fatalities.

Contact Information:
Sgt. James Anderson
Louisiana State Police
Public Affairs Unit
Office: (337) 491-2932
james.anderson@dps.la.gov
www.LSP.org

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