A 51-year-old St. Martinville man died Friday after the car he was driving collided head-on with a tractor on Catahoula Highway in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana State Police said.
Troopers responded to the crash on Louisiana Highway 96 near Bernis Road shortly before 5 a.m. The man’s identity has not been released.
The preliminary investigation found that the man was driving a 2009 Honda Accord west on the highway when he attempted to pass another westbound vehicle. During the maneuver, the Honda collided head-on with an eastbound John Deere tractor. The reason for the passing maneuver remains under investigation…