ACADIA PARISH, LA. (THECOUNT) — Richard John Koch of Rayne, Louisiana, has been identified as the victim in a fatal motorcycle crash in Acadia Parish Monday night.
Richie Koch, 38, was killed Monday night in a two-vehicle crash near Rayne.
According to reports, Koch was operating a Suzuki motorcycle on LA-35 near Standard Mill Road in Rayne around 7:30 p.m. Monday, when the bike came into contact with a Toyota RAV4 SUV driven by Vikke Wright Broussard, 62, of Crowley.
Koch, who was thrown from the bike during the collision, was pronounced dead at the scene of blunt force trauma injuries.
Broussard was transported to an area hospital with unknown minor injuries.
Friends and family members took to Facebook to remember Koch:
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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Geo quick facts: Acadia Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 61,773. The parish seat is Crowley. The parish was founded from parts of St. Landry Parish in 1886, and later an election was held to determine the parish seat, ending when Crowley beat Rayne and Prairie Hayes – Wikipedia.
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