ABBEVILLE, La. (KPEL News) — An Abbeville man died Wednesday night when his car crashed on Louisiana Highway 14 in Vermilion Parish while running from police.
Johnathan Taylor, 49, was killed around 9:00 p.m. on LA Highway 14 near Fore Road. According to Louisiana State Police Troop I, Taylor was driving a 2007 Honda Accord and trying to get away from Kaplan Police after they tried to pull him over.
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What Happened in the Vermilion Parish Crash
Taylor was headed east on LA Highway 14 when his Honda didn’t make it through a right curve. The car went off the road, hit several trees, and flipped over.
Taylor wasn’t wearing a seatbelt. He was thrown from the car and died at the crash site…