Driver dies when truck being chased by police crashes, bursts into flames in Caddo Parish

  • Source: KSLA-TV CBS 12 Shreveport
  • Published: 07/05/2022 12:00 AM

Caddo sheriff’s deputies responded to a deadly crash that culminated a pursuit involving Shreveport police early Saturday morning, the Sheriff’s Office reports. Sheriff’s Lt. Matt Cowden found a pickup engulfed in flames when he arrived at Woolworth Road at Colquitt Road just after 1 a.m. Saturday. Cowden said the truck had been leading Shreveport police on a chase when it ran off a roadway and crashed into a tree. Police officers tried get the driver out of the burning vehicle but were unable to do so due to the fire. Personnel from Caddo Fire District 4 put out the flames. The driver, whose name has not yet been released, was pronounced dead at the scene by a representative of the Caddo coroner’s office. The crash remains under investigation. Shreveport police did not immediately say why they were chasing the truck.



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