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6118 2010-10-20 Troop G Fatal Crash in Claiborne Parish Claims One Life
LOUISIANA STATE POLICE
COURTESY LOYALTY SERVICE

Colonel Michael D. Edmonson, Superintendent

News Release – October 20, 2010


Fatal Crash in Claiborne Parish Claims One Life

Homer – On October 20, 2010, at 7:30 a.m., Louisiana State Police Troop G responded to a single vehicle crash on LA 2, just east of LA 540, in Claiborne Parish that claimed the life of a Sarepta woman.

According to investigating troopers, 54-year-old Kathy Dodson was traveling east on LA 2 in a 2006 Toyota Camry when, for unknown reasons, the vehicle veered left, crossed the westbound lane of travel and continued off the roadway into a ditch. Thereafter, the front portion of Dodson’s vehicle struck a culvert, became airborne and flipped end over end. The vehicle came to rest on its roof within the ditch area.

Witnesses, who were traveling behind Mrs. Dodson, noticed the vehicle was operated in an erratic manner just prior to leaving the roadway and crashing.

Dodson, who was restrained at the time of the crash, was transported to Homer Hospital in Homer, LA where she was pronounced deceased.

Routine toxicology test results are pending and the crash remains under investigation.

Troop G troopers have investigated 33 fatal crashes for the year of 2010, resulting in 38 fatalities.

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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