(KPEL News) – Louisiana State Police officials say a Breaux Bridge man was killed in a crash on Interstate 10 on the westbound side near mile marker 128.
Victim Identified in Fatal I-10 Crash
According to Louisiana State Police Trooper Shelby Mayfield with the Public Affairs Section of State Police, this crash happened at around 2:00 a.m., taking the life of a 60-year-old Nathan Smiling.
Officials with the Louisiana State Police say the results of the preliminary investigation show what troopers believe happened early that morning.
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They say Smiling was driving his truck westbound when he had some sort of single-vehicle crash. When that crash happened, he was blocking both lanes of the westbound side of I-10.
Trooper Mayfield says when Smiling’s truck was stuck in the westbound lanes, an approaching 2013 International box truck hit the vehicle Tuesday morning.
Breaux Bridge Man Ejected From Vehicle on I-10
Investigators say the Breaux Bridge man was not wearing a seat belt, and he was ejected from the truck. Smiling was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision, and the person driving the box truck, who was buckled up, had minor injuries…