INDEPENDENCE, LA – Police are investigating a single-vehicle collision that killed a 22-year-old man from Loranger on Saturday night in Independence.
WAFB 9 reports that the incident happened just after 11:30 p.m. on LA-1054 near Clement Road.
The preliminary investigation suggests that a southbound 2009 Toyota Yaris veered off the highway and crashed into a cement culvert.
The unrestrained driver, identified as Triston Pennington, died at the scene of the accident.
An investigation is underway to determine what may have caused the victim to lose control of his vehicle.
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