Crash Report – LA 44 at Oak Tree St., St. James Parish, LA.

Report ID: 2023 May 2

NCIC#: Unknown

OFFICER ID#: Unknown

Traffic Unit 1: Passenger vehicle

Occupants: 1

Injuries/Fatalities: Yes

Vehicle Damage (If Any): Yes

Property Damage (other than vehicles): Unknown

Road Surface Condition: Dry

Manner of Crash Impact (Single Vehicle, Angle, Left Turn, Rear-End, Head-On, Sideswipe, U-Turn, Other, Unknown): Unknown

Location of Pedestrian/Cyclist (If Any): N/A

Narrative

ST. JAMES PARISH, LA – Authorities in Louisiana are investigating a single-vehicle crash that killed a 19-year-old man in St. James Parish. The victim, identified as Drake Upton from Lafayette, was driving on LA 44 at Oak Tree Street when he lost control of his car while trying to navigate a left curve. According to police, Upton veered off the road to the right and then overcorrected, causing his car to hit a tree and overturn.

Upton, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was ejected from the car and suffered fatal injuries. He was rushed to a nearby hospital, where he later died. Investigators have obtained a toxicology sample from Upton as part of their ongoing investigation, but no further details about the incident or its cause have been released at this time.

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