| id | cleanReleaseDate | troopName | title |
| 3805 | 2015-10-09 | Troop E | Lack of Seat Belt Usage, High Speed, and Suspected Impairment Factors in Deadly Crash |
TROOP E NEWS RELEASE October 9, 2015 Lack of Seat Belt Usage, High Speed, and Suspected Impairment Factors in Deadly Crash Avoyelles Parish – Late last night, a single vehicle crash killed a young woman from Hessmer, LA that was not wearing her seat belt. High speed and suspected impairment are also factors in the crash. Troopers responded to the crash around 11:20 p.m., which occurred on LA Hwy 114 at Bowling Alley Road. The crash involved a 2007 Toyota Camry, driven by Alexis A. Roy (W/F 21 yrs). The Toyota was eastbound on LA Hwy 114, traveling at a high rate of speed, when Roy lost control and exited the right side of the roadway. After exiting the roadway, the vehicle collided with a culvert. Roy was transported to Avoyelles Hospital with serious injuries, but was later pronounced dead. Routine toxicology tests are pending. The crash remains under investigation. Louisiana State Police would like to take this opportunity to remind/inform motorists that properly wearing your seat belt will dramatically reduce your chance of being injured or killed in a crash. We ask you to take one second to “buckle up!” Louisiana law requires that every person in a vehicle, regardless of seating position, always remain buckled up. Not wearing a seat belt remains the leading cause of death in motor vehicle crashes. Speeding reduces a driver’s ability to steer safely around curves or objects in the roadway, extends the distance necessary to stop a vehicle, and increases the distance a vehicle travels while the driver reacts to a situation. Speeding and other aggressive driving behaviors are among the leading causes of highway crashes and fatalities. Motorists must be reminded that alcohol has many effects on the body. Alcohol can impair visual ability, alter sense of time and space, impair fine motor skills needed to operate a motor vehicle, and decrease reaction times. Just one drink may cause these effects. Troop E Troopers have investigated 36 fatal crashes in 2015, resulting in 43 fatalities.
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