| id | cleanReleaseDate | troopName | title |
| 3624 | 2014-04-13 | Troop D | Unrestrained Woman Seriously Injured in Crash |
| TROOP D NEWS RELEASE April 13, 2014 Unrestrained Woman Seriously Injured in Crash On April 13, 2014, at 8:34 a.m., Louisiana State Police Troop D responded to a report of a single vehicle crash on U. S. Highway 90 about 3 miles west of Sulphur in Calcasieu Parish that seriously injured a woman from Sulphur. The preliminary investigation revealed that a 2012 Mitsubishi Eclipse driven by 42-year-old Laura K. Stark-Smith of Sulphur was traveling east on U.S. 90 when, for unknown reasons, her vehicle veered across the centerline and opposing lane into a driveway. Upon impact, the vehicle vaulted end over end causing Stark-Smith to be partially ejected from the vehicle. Stark-Smith, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was initially transported to a nearby hospital by Acadian Air Med with life-threatening injuries and has since been transported to a hospital in Shreveport in critical condition. A toxicology sample was obtained from Stark-Smith and will be submitted for analysis. The crash remains under investigation. Louisiana law requires motor vehicle occupants to be properly restrained in every seating position, day and night. Wearing a seatbelt significantly reduces the likelihood of being seriously injured or killed as the result of a crash and is the single most effective thing motorists can do to protect themselves. | |||
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