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6138 2010-12-31 Troop G Deadly Crash in Claiborne Parish Claims the Life of a Homer Man
LOUISIANA STATE POLICE
COURTESY LOYALTY SERVICE

Colonel Michael D. Edmonson, Superintendent

News Release – December 31, 2010


Deadly Crash in Claiborne Parish Claims the Life of a Homer Man


Claiborne Parish – On December 31, 2010, at 12:10 a.m., Louisiana State Police Troop G responded to a single vehicle crash on US 79, just south of Homer, in Claiborne Parish. A 34-year-old man from Homer was killed in the crash.

According to investigating troopers, 34-year-old Alton R. Jones was traveling south on US 79 in a 1995 Oldsmobile Cutlass when, for unknown reasons, the vehicle traveled off the right side of the roadway and collided with a tree.

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

Impairment is suspected to be a factor in the crash and toxicology tests are pending.

The crash remains under investigation.

Troop G Troopers have investigated 45 fatal crashes for the year of 2010, which resulted in 51 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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