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841 2008-06-21 Troop A Speed A Factor In Fatal Crash
LOUISIANA STATE POLICE
COURTESY LOYALTY SERVICE

Colonel Michael D. Edmonson, Superintendent

TROOP A- NEWS RELEASE

June 21, 2008

Speed A Factor In Fatal Crash

At 6:59 PM, on Friday, June 20, 2008, Louisiana State Police Troop – A began investigating a single vehicle fatality. The crash occurred near the intersection of LA Hwy 308 at LA Hwy 943 in Ascension Parish.

A 1996 Ford Explorer traveled southbound through a curve on LA Hwy 308. Just after exiting the curve, the Ford traveled off the right side of the road, entered a ditch and struck a culvert. After striking the culvert, the Ford began to flip, causing the driver to be ejected, before coming to rest.

The driver of the Ford, Tristan P. Prejean (Male/Age 24) of Napoleonville, LA, sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene by the Ascension Parish Coroner’s Office. Mr. Prejean was not wearing a seat belt and the investigating trooper suspects speed to be a contributing factor in the crash.






For more information contact:

S/T Johnnie L. Brown, Jr.
Public Affairs Unit
Louisiana State Police – Troop A
Office: (225) 754-8524
johnnie.brown@dps.la.gov
www.lsp.org
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