| id | cleanReleaseDate | troopName | title |
| 3816 | 2015-09-20 | Troop E | Alcohol, Lack of Seat Belt, and High Speed Factors in Rapides Parish Fatal Crash |
TROOP E NEWS RELEASE September 20, 2015 Alcohol, Lack of Seat Belt, and High Speed Factors in Rapides Parish Fatal Crash Rapides Parish – Earlier this evening, a single vehicle crash killed a man from Forest Hill, LA. He was not wearing his seat belt and alcohol usage is a suspected factor in the crash. Troopers responded to the crash around 6:50 p.m., which occurred on Evangeline Drive. The crash involved a 2006 Chevrolet Cobalt, driven by Mario Mancada-Rubio (O/M 24 yrs). The Chevrolet was northbound on Evangeline Drive, traveling at a high rate of speed, when Mancada-Rubio lost control and exited the left side of the roadway. After exiting the roadway, the vehicle entered a ditch and collided with a tree. Mancada-Rubio was transported to Cabrini Hospital where he was 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. 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. 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. Troop E Troopers have investigated 27 fatal crashes in 2015, resulting in 32 fatalities. Contact Information: M/T Daniel “Scott” Moreau Louisiana State Police Public Affairs Section – Troop E Office: (318) 769-9USA (872) scott.moreau@la.gov www.LSP.org www.facebook.com/LouisianaStatePolice | |||
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