BOGALUSA, LA. (THECOUNT) — Wade Gilson, of Odessa, Texas, has been identified as the victim in a fatal Louisiana motorcycle collision Tuesday morning.
Gilson, 47, was killed when the motorcycle he was traveling on was involved in a multi-vehicle crash Tuesday morning.
According to the Louisiana State Police, Gilson was operating a Harley Davidson on LA-21 in Bogalusa, Washington Parish, Tuesday morning, when 22-year-old Alexandra Dunaway, who was operating a Nissan Altima, attempted to perform a left turn off Pools Bluff Road.
Police say Dunaway ran a stop sign while making the turn, and as she entered LA 21, she struck Gilson.
Gilson was then struck by a third vehicle, a Honda Accord.
Gilson was pronounced dead at the scene of blunt force trauma injuries.
Dunaway suffered minor injuries in the collision.
Police say Dunaway was issued a citation for disregarding a stop sign, reports WBRZ.
The cause of the fatal crash remains under investigation.
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Geo quick facts: Bogalusa is a city in Washington Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 12,232 at the 2010 census. It is the principal city of the Bogalusa Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Washington Parish and is also part of the larger New Orleans–Metairie–Bogalusa Combined Statistical Area – Wikipedia.
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