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6165 2011-01-09 Troop G One Killed in Single Vehicle Crash in Webster Parish
LOUISIANA STATE POLICE
COURTESY LOYALTY SERVICE

Colonel Michael D. Edmonson, Superintendent

News Release – January 9, 2011


One Killed in Single Vehicle Crash in Webster Parish


Webster Parish – On January 9, 2011, at 4:19 p.m., Louisiana State Police Troop G responded to a single vehicle crash on Interstate 20 at milepost 41 in Webster Parish. The crash claimed the life of a 30-year-old female from Monroe, LA.

According to investigating troopers, 31-year-old Randall D. Woodard and passenger, 30-year-old Kaneshia L. Logan, both from Monroe, LA were traveling west on Interstate 20 in a 2003 GMC Envoy when the driver lost control of the vehicle. As a result, the vehicle traveled off the right side of the roadway, down a grassy embankment and impacted a large tree on its passenger side.

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

Woodard was wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash and sustained serious injuries. He was transported to LSU Medical Center in Shreveport, LA.

Driver distraction and roadway conditions are suspected to be factors in this crash.

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

Troop G Troopers have investigated 3 fatal crashes for the year of 2011, which resulted in 3 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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