FRIERSON, LA – A 54-year-old woman died, and a passenger was hospitalized after their vehicle crashed along the interstate in Frierson Thursday evening, reports KSLA News 12.
Police say the incident happened just before 5 p.m. on Interstate 49 just north of Louisiana Highway 175.
The preliminary investigation suggests that a northbound 2013 Ford F-150 veered off of the interstate and collided with a bridge railing. The force of the collision caused the pickup truck to flip, at which point the passenger was thrown from the vehicle.
Medics transported the driver and passenger to a local hospital with critical, life-threatening injuries.
The driver, identified as Tracey Shaver, died from injuries sustained in the accident.
Authorities aren’t sure if the two occupants were wearing seatbelts at the the time of the crash. A full investigation is underway.
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