UPDATE
DUSON, La. (KLFY) – State Police have released the identity of the man who died in a crash this morning on I-10 East near Duson.
Master Trooper Brooks David identified the crash victim as 27-year-old Nathan Hesse of Iowa, La.
The crash happened around 8 a.m. when the driver of the car, 24-year-old Brook Trahan, of Chauvin, ran off the eastbound roadway and hit an embankment, causing the 2016 Mazda MZ 6 to overturned.
Hesse, the front seat passenger, was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from the car. He was pronounced dead at the scene by the Acadia Parish Coroner’s Office.
Trahan was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash and was taken to a local hospital with serious injuries. Police do not know if Trahan was impaired but toxicology samples were obtained from analysis.
David said charges are pending against Trahan and State Police are still investigating the crash.
This is the seventh fatal crash investigated by Troop I, which includes most of Acadiana, in 2017.
EARLIER
DUSON, La. (KLFY) – State Police are currently working the scene of 2 crashes on I-10, both at Exit 92 near Duson.
Master Trooper Brooks David tells News 10 that one of the crashes, which occurred in the eastbound lane, is fatal and troopers are still investigating the severity of the second crash, which happened in the westbound lane.
Both crashes are affecting traffic on I-10.
David says the westbound lanes are currently shutdown and the eastbound lanes are open, but traffic is slow.
Drivers should use caution in the area and take alternate routes if possible.
News 10 has a crew en route to the scene and we will update this developing story as more information becomes available.
