IBERVILLE PARISH, LA. (THECOUNT) — Randy Edwards, of Donaldsonville, has been identified as the victim killed in an early Saturday morning crash, according to the Louisiana State police.
Edwards, 35, died after crashing his vehicle while traveling on LA-75, in Plaquemine, LA, Saturday.
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The crash happened as Edwards was traveling southbound on LA 74 [sic] in a 2002 Chevrolet Silverado when he failed to negotiate a left hand curve. Edwards’ vehicle traveled off the right side of the roadway and struck a utility pole. Edwards’s vehicle overturned, which ejected him from the vehicle. source
Edwards was ejected from the vehicle during the crash.
He was pronounced dead of blunt force trauma injuries consistent with the crash.
He was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the deadly wreck, a crash report noted.
Troopers suspect impairment as a factor in the crash and a toxicology sample was taken from Edwards for analysis.
Anyone with information on the incident should contact police at 911.