MOREHOUSE PARISH, La. – A trucker is reportedly dead after a rollover in Louisiana.
According to a press release from the Louisiana State Police (LSP), on Friday at approximately 11:30 a.m., LSP responded to a one-vehicle crash on Louisiana Highway 599 at Bernie Turner Road. The crash claimed the life of 65-year-old Michael A. Hutson of West Monroe.
The initial investigation revealed that a 2017 commercial vehicle, driven by Hutson, was southbound on Louisiana Highway 599. For reasons still under investigation, Hutson left the roadway, traveled down the ditch embankment and overturned.
Hutson, who was not restrained, sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced dead. Routine toxicology sample was obtained and submitted for analysis. This crash remains under investigation.
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