A 19-year-old Ellis County native who had just finished her first year at Louisiana State University died in a two-vehicle crash on Friday, Louisiana State Police confirmed.
Just after 3 p.m. on Friday, police were called to a two-vehicle crash on Louisiana Highway 190 near Jennings Road. During the initial investigation, officials found that a 2005 Kenworth Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) was traveling west on LA-190 approaching Jennings Road.
At the same time, according to state police, a 2025 Kia K4 was traveling west on LA-190 behind the CMV. The CMV began to slow as it approached a crossover; however, police said the Kia failed to slow for unknown reasons and rear-ended the CMV…