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6230 2008-12-17 Troop G Double Fatal Crash on I-49
LOUISIANA STATE POLICE
COURTESY LOYALTY SERVICE

Colonel Michael D. Edmonson, Superintendent

News Release

December 17, 2008




Double Fatal Crash on I-49

This morning 83 year old James Vaughn entered northbound onto southbound I-49 in Desoto Parish and travelled in the wrong direction for approximately 3 miles before killing himself and another driver in a head-on crash. Mr. Vaughn was driving a 2004 Nissan truck near the Caddo Desoto line when he struck 40 year old Mr. Jackie Shumaker driving southbound in the inside lane in a 2007 Chevy truck. Although both drivers were wearing seatbelts each were killed upon impact. Alcohol is not suspected.


Trooper Doug Pierrelee
Louisiana State Police
Troop G Public Affairs
Office: (318) 617-0638
www.lsp.org

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