(KPEL News) – A tragedy unfolded on Louisiana Highway 190 Thursday night as a man was driving the wrong way down the roadway.
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Preliminary Investigation of Wrong-Way Louisiana Highway 190 Crash
Louisiana State Police officials say a 62-year-old man was killed. Louisiana State Police Trooper Monique Lavergne with the Public Affairs Section of State Police says officials have completed the preliminary investigation.
Victim in Louisiana Highway 190 Crash Identified
Lavergne says David Doucet was driving in the wrong direction on the eastbound side of Louisiana Highway 190. They do not know why Doucet was driving in the wrong direction, but a head-on collision occurred with another vehicle.
Doucet was driving westbound, but he was in the eastbound lanes. When the impact happened, Doucet was wearing a seat belt, but he received massive injuries. Doucet was pronounced dead at the scene.
Condition of the Other Vehicle’s Occupants in Louisiana 190 Crash in Acadia Parish
The driver and passenger who were in the other vehicle, and driving in the appropriate direction on the roadway, sustained serious injuries. According to Lavergne, both individuals were wearing seat belts. They were taken to hospitals for treatment of their injuries.
As is typical in any fatality or serious injury crash, samples have been taken for toxicology testing at a lab…