Wreck involving truck, tree claims another life in northern Caddo Parish

  • Source: KSLA-TV Shreveport News 12
  • Published: 11/24/2019 03:00 PM

Another person has died as a result of a truck striking a tree. The wreck happened Friday afternoon on Louisiana Highway 168 in northern Caddo Parish, the Sheriff’s Office reports. About 1:30 p.m., a motorist saw a black Chevrolet pickup speeding south on Interstate 49 just before exiting onto eastbound LA 168. Another witness saw a truck matching the same description cross into the westbound lane of LA 168 just before a curve, Senior Deputy Michael McConnell reported. The pickup, which was traveling at a high speed, ran off the road and struck a tree. The passenger was pronounced dead at the scene, McConnell reported. Caddo Fire District 8 personnel took the driver to Ochsner LSU Health in Shreveport for treatment, the investigator added.



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