RAPIDES PARISH, LA. (THECOUNT) — Brandon D. Warthen, of Deville Louisiana, has been identified as the victim in a fatal Tuesday evening motorcycle crash in Rapides Parish.

“Booger” Warthen, 31, was killed in a two-vehicle motorcycle crash near Deville Tuesday evening.

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According to reports, Warthen was operating a Suzuki GSX motorcycle on Philadelphia Road in Deville, when the bike came into contact with a Chevrolet Silverado towing a trailer around 4 p.m. Tuesday.

Warthen was pronounced at the scene of blunt force trauma injuries.

The Silverado driver was not injured.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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Geo quick facts: Rapides Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 131,613. The parish seat is Alexandria, which developed along the Red River of the South. Rapides is the French spelling of “rapids” and is pronounced ra-PEEDS – Wikipedia.