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5209 2018-04-09 Troop F Motorcyclist Killed in Caldwell Parish Crash

TROOP F NEWS RELEASE

April 9, 2018
Motorcyclist Killed in Caldwell Parish Crash

Vixen, LA– Earlier today, a single vehicle motorcycle crash killed a man from Calhoun.

Shortly before 2:00 p.m., Troopers assigned to Louisiana State Police Troop F responded to a single vehicle crash on LA 4 near the Caldwell/Jackson Parish line.

The preliminary investigation revealed a 2002 Harley Davidson, driven by 64-year-old William Collins Jr. of Calhoun, LA, was traveling east on LA 4. Upon entering a slight right hand curve, the motorcycle traveled off the road and into a ditch. Collins, who was wearing a helmet, was ejected.

Collins was pronounced dead at the scene by the Caldwell Parish Coroner’s Office.

Routine toxicology samples were obtained and will be submitted for analysis. Alcohol is not a suspected factor in this crash. The crash remains under investigation.

In 2018, Troop F has investigated 12 fatal crashes resulting in 15 deaths.

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S/T Michael Reichardt
Louisiana State Police
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