THIBODAUX, LA. (THECOUNT) — Devantè Turner has been identified as the victim in a fatal single-vehicle crash near Thibodaux early Sunday morning, according to the Louisiana State Police.
LA 1 , 25, was operating a vehicle when it crashed before 3 a.m. on LA 1 just north of the St. John Bridge.
A 2011 Nissan Altima was traveling on LA 1, when for unknown reasons, it crossed centerlines and exited the roadway.
Turner’s vehicle then entered a culvert and overturned.
He was ejected from the vehicle, reports Fox8Live.
Turner was pronounced dead at the scene of multiple blunt force trauma injuries sustained in the crash.
He was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, noted a crash report.
State police say it is currently unknown if impairment played a factor in the crash. A standard toxicology test was taken and a report is pending through the Lafourche Parish Coroner’s Office.
The crash remains under investigation.
Family members and friends took to Facebook to remember the beloved young man:
Anyone with possible information on the deadly wreck should contact police at 911.
Geo quick facts: Thibodaux is a city in and the parish seat of Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States, along the banks of Bayou Lafourche in the northwestern part of the parish. The population was 14,567 at the 2010 census. Thibodaux is a principal city of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux Metropolitan Statistical Area – Wikipedia.
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