| id | cleanReleaseDate | troopName | title |
| 568 | 2018-05-22 | Troop A | Vacherie Man Dies after Dump Truck Overturns in Ascension Parish |
| TROOP A NEWS RELEASE May 22, 2018 Vacherie Man Dies after Dump Truck Overturns in Ascension Parish Darrow – Shortly before 10:00 am on May 22, 2018, Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop A began investigating a single vehicle crash on LA 942 south of LA 22 in Ascension Parish. The crash took the life of 52-year-old Albert Batiste Jr. of Vacherie. The initial investigation by State Police revealed that the crash occurred as Batiste was traveling southbound on LA 942 in a 2010 Kenworth dump truck. For reasons still under investigation, Batiste lost control of his vehicle and ran off the left side of the roadway. The dump truck struck a tree and overturned spilling gravel onto LA 942. The impact caused the dump truck to catch fire with Batiste still inside. Batiste sustained fatal injuries as a result of the crash and was pronounced deceased at the scene by the Ascension Parish Coroner’s Office. Impairment is not suspected to be a factor in this crash, but a toxicology sample will be taken from Batiste for analysis. Contact Information: | |||
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