ALEXANDRIA, LA. (THECOUNT) — Hoang Thai Nguyen and Le Bui Chatelain have been identified as the victims in an early Friday morning single-vehicle crash.
Nguyen, 43, and Chatelain, 40, both from Avoyelles Parish, died in a single-vehicle crash Friday around 1:30 a.m., according to Louisiana State Police.
|
Advertisement |
According to reports, Nguyen was operating a Nissan traveling on Highway 71, south of Alexandria, when for unknown reasons, the vehicle crossed centerlines and exited the roadway. The vehicle then struck a substantial tree before coming to a rest.
Neither victim was wearing a seatbelt, reports TheTownTalk.
Both Marksville residents were transported to area hospitals where they were pronounced dead, according to the release.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
DEVELOPING::
Geo quick facts: Alexandria is the ninth-largest city in the state of Louisiana and is the parish seat of Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States. It lies on the south bank of the Red River in almost the exact geographic center of the state – Wikipedia.