Crash Report – LA-29 near Overbey Rd,
Avoyelles Parish, LA
Report ID: 2024 July 4
NCIC#: Unknown
OFFICER ID#: Unknown
Traffic Unit(s) Involved: 2
Occupants: At least 2
Injuries/Fatalities: Yes
Vehicle Damage (If Any): Unknown but likely
Property Damage (other than vehicles): Unknown
Road Surface Condition: Unknown
Manner of Crash Impact (Single Vehicle, Angle, Left Turn, Rear-End, Head-On, Sideswipe, U-Turn, Other, Unknown): Head-on
Location of Pedestrian/Cyclist (If Any): N/A
Narrative
AVOYELLES PARISH, LA – Two men died Thursday along a highway in southwest Avoyelles Parish from injures sustained in a head-on collision.
The accident occurred around 1:30 a.m. on LA-29 near Overbey Road, which is just southwest of Bunkie.
Police say that 63-year-old Shepherd Roy Jr. was driving on the wrong side of LA-29 when his vehicle collided head-on with another vehicle.
Both Roy and the driver of the second vehicle, identified as 75-year-old Robert Johnson, died at the scene.
Authorities say that Roy may have been intoxicated at the time of the collision.
A full investigation is underway.
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