| id | cleanReleaseDate | troopName | title |
| 4225 | 2018-01-15 | Troop E | **UPDATE**Hit and Run Crash Kills Montgomery Man, Public’s Assistance Needed |
TROOP E NEWS RELEASE January 15, 2018 **UPDATE**Hit and Run Crash Kills Montgomery Man, Public’s Assistance Needed **Earlier today, Troopers arrested and charged Christopher George Welch (W/M 28 yrs) of Montgomery, LA for hit and run (felony), careless operation, and driving under suspension. Welch was arrested and charged based on information obtained during the fatal crash investigation that killed Hunter G. Thomisee. He was booked into the Winn Parish Jail. See below for the original release from November 26, 2017. Winn Parish – Early this morning, a single vehicle crash killed a young man from Montgomery, LA that was riding in the bed of a pickup truck. Troopers responded to the crash around 1:45 a.m., which occurred on LA Hwy 34 near Davidson Road. The vehicle had just turned left and entered LA Hwy 34, from Davidson Road, and began traveling west when a passenger, in the bed of the pickup truck, fell out onto the roadway. The exact identity of the vehicle is unknown, at this time, and the events that led up to the passenger falling out of the bed of the pickup truck are unknown. The passenger, identified as Hunter G. Thomisee (W/M 21 yrs), was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash remains under investigation. *Anyone with information, regarding this crash, is asked to call Troop E at (318) 487-5911. Troop E Troopers have investigated 37 fatal crashes in 2017, resulting in 45 fatalities.
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