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4391 2010-07-16 Troop E Pitkin Woman Killed in Crash in Vernon Parish
LOUISIANA STATE POLICE
COURTESY LOYALTY SERVICE


Colonel Michael D. Edmonson, Superintendent

News Release

July 16, 2010




Pitkin Woman Killed in Crash in Vernon Parish

VERNON PARISH – On Friday, July 16, 2010, at 12:09 a.m., Louisiana State Police Troop E responded to a single-vehicle crash on LA 10, mile post 26.6. Preliminary investigation revealed Stacy Weldon, 33, of Pitkin, was driving east in a 2004 GMC Envoy. The vehicle exited the roadway and impacted a tree on the passenger side. The vehicle then rotated and vaulted after impact with the tree and traveled an additional 50 feet before striking a group of trees on the driver’s side.

Weldon was pronounced dead at the scene. Routine toxicology test results are pending and the crash remains under investigation.

Troop E troopers have investigated 34 fatal crashes for the year of 2010, resulting in 39 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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