TROOP F NEWS RELEASE December 02, 2014 Tensas Parish Crash Claims the Lives of Two Newellton Residents On December 02, 2014, at 2:49 p.m., Troopers assigned to Louisiana State Police Troop F responded to a three-vehicle crash on Louisiana Highway 4 in Tensas Parish. The crash occurred 4.8 miles west of US Highway 65, west of the community of Banks Springs. The preliminary investigation revealed a 2010 Chevrolet Silverado driven by 95-year-old Ralph Cooper of Newellton was traveling east on LA Hwy 4 when for unknown reasons, the vehicle he was driving veered across the center line into the path of a westbound Mack dump truck which was followed by another Mack dump truck. The Chevrolet Silverado struck the lead Mack dump truck head-on and came to rest in the roadway. After initial contact with the Chevrolet Silverado, the lead dump truck was struck in the rear by the second dump truck. Cooper and a passenger in his vehicle, 90-year-old, Jewel Lee of Newellton, were pronounced dead at the scene. Both drivers of the dump trucks were transported to local hospitals for minor injuries. A routine toxicology sample was obtained from each of the drivers and will be submitted for analysis. The crash remains under investigation. While the cause of this cause remains under investigation, inattentive and distracted driving continue to be leading causes of crashes in our state. Information on distracted driving may be found online at distraction.gov. Contact Information: S/T Michael Reichardt Louisiana State Police Public Affairs Section Office: (318) 345-2810 [email protected] LSP.org facebook/LouisianaStatePolice
Posted on: Wed, 03 Dec 2014 03:45:55 +0000
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