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2010-08-22 |
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Impairment Suspected in Deadly Crash |
LOUISIANA STATE POLICE
COURTESY LOYALTY SERVICE
Colonel Michael D. Edmonson, Superintendent
News Release August 22, 2010 Impairment Suspected in Deadly Crash
A man is dead after losing control of his vehicle in Lincoln Parish.
The crash occurred on August 21, 2010 at about 6:08 pm. Louisiana State Police Troop F Troopers investigated the crash and determined that a 1999 Ford truck was traveling south on Stable Rd when the driver failed to negotiate a slight curve. The truck left the roadway and struck a tree before coming to rest.
The driver, identified as Geronimo Sanchez from Ruston, was not wearing a seat belt and was partially ejected from the truck in the crash. Sanchez was pronounced dead at the scene by the Lincoln Parish Coroner's Office.
Troopers suspect impairment was a factor in the crash and toxicology tests are pending.
In 2010, Louisiana State Police Troop F Troopers have investigated twenty-eight (28) fatal crashes resulting in thirty (30) deaths.
Contact Information,
Trooper First Class Mark Dennis
Louisiana State Police
Troop F Public Affairs
Office: (318) 345-2810
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