| id | cleanReleaseDate | troopName | title |
| 5276 | 2019-12-28 | Troop F | Unrestrained Driver Killed in Richland Parish Crash |
| TROOP F NEWS RELEASE December 28, 2019 Unrestrained Driver Killed in Richland Parish Crash Richland Parish -On December 28, 2019, shortly after 9:00 a.m., Troopers assigned to Louisiana State Police Troop F responded to a fatal crash on Louisiana Highway 133. The crash took the life of a Start woman. The preliminary investigation revealed a 2010 Mercury Mountaineer, driven by 87-year-old Delores Sapp, was traveling north on Louisiana Highway 133. For reasons still under investigation, the Mercury SUV crossed the center line, traveled through a ditch, and struck a utility pole. Sapp, who was not wearing a seat belt, received life threatening injuries during the crash and was later pronounced dead at a local hospital. A toxicology sample was taken from Sapp and submitted for analysis. This crash remains under investigation. Buckling up is the single most effective thing you can do to protect yourself in a crash. Failure to take a few seconds to buckle up can have devastating consequences. Louisiana law requires every person in a vehicle, regardless of seating position, to be properly restrained day or night. In 2019, Troop F has investigated 39 fatal crashes resulting in 44 deaths. Contact Information: | |||
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