(Lafayette, LA) – Louisiana State Police officials say a motorcyclist was killed on a Lafayette Parish roadway when a motorist failed to yield and slammed into the motorcycle.
According to Trooper Roy Jones with the Public Affairs Section of the Louisiana State Police, the motorcyclist was driving eastbound on Louisiana Highway 724 near Lagneaux Road, while a truck was driving in the opposite direction. Jones says the truck driver failed to yield to the motorcycle.
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What the Louisiana State Police Say Happened In the Fatal Lafayette Parish Motorcycle Crash
According to their preliminary investigation, when the collision occurred, the 21-year-old motorcycle operator hit the side of the truck. The victim, Gavin Recktenwald of Duson, was thrown from the motorcycle. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
As is standard in a fatality case, toxicology samples were taken, and they will be analyzed by a lab…