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6112 2010-12-30 Troop G Single Vehicle Crash Claims Life of Bossier City Man
LOUISIANA STATE POLICE
COURTESY LOYALTY SERVICE

Colonel Michael D. Edmonson, Superintendent

News Release – December 30, 2010


Single Vehicle Crash Claims Life of Bossier City Man


Claiborne Parish – On December 30, 2010, at 12:06 p.m., Louisiana State Police Troop G responded to a single vehicle crash on US 79 just north of Maritsky Road in Claiborne Parish. The crash claimed the life of a Bossier City man.

According to investigating troopers, 35-year-old Joel L. Curtis of Bossier City was traveling north on US 79 in a 2005 Chevrolet Tahoe when, for unknown reasons, the vehicle crossed the centerline and traveled off the left side of the roadway. Thereafter, the vehicle traveled across a grassy ditch area and impacted several standing trees.

Curtis was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash and was pronounced deceased at the scene by the Claiborne Parish Coroner.

While impairment is not suspected to be a factor, routine toxicology tests are pending and the crash remains under investigation.

Troop G Troopers have investigated 42 fatal crashes for the year of 2010, which resulted in 48 fatalities.

While not all crashes are survivable, seat belts can greatly decrease the occupant’s chance of death and may greatly reduce the extent of injury.

Buckle UP!! Seat Belts Save Lives.

Contact Information:
Tpr. Cordell Williams
Louisiana State Police
Public Affairs Unit
Office: (318) 741-7411
cordell.williams@dps.la.gov
www.lsp.org
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