LA Firefighter Douglas Glass ID’d As Victim In Friday Fatal Crash Involving Fallen Tree

ST HELENA PARISH, LA. (THECOUNT) — Douglas Glass has been identified as the Zachary firefighter killed in a crash early Friday morning after his personal vehicle collided with a tree that has fallen in the road.

Glass, 36, was operating a vehicle when and was on his way to work, when the fatal collision occurred before 6 a.m. Friday morning.

Zachary Fire Chief Danny Kimble said Glass ws traveling on his “normal route” in his personal vehicle, when he struck a tree in the roadway.

Kimble said a ‘Large tree’ fell across the road and Glass must not have seen it until too late.

The crash occurred on La. 38 in St. Helena Parish sometime before 6 a.m., Kimble said. He identified the firefighter as Glass as the fallen firefighter, who had served for two years with the department.

“He was an outstanding fellow, a fine individual — on his way to report for duty,” Kimble said. “It’s a terrible loss for the Zachary Fire Department,” reports TheAdvocate.

The chief said Glass left behind a wife and four sons.

Geo quick facts: St. Helena Parish is a parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 11,203. Its seat is Greensburg. The parish was created in 1810. St. Helena Parish is part of the Baton Rouge, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area – Wikipedia.