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LA Woman Sherry Bates ID’d As Victim In Thursday Kelly Fatal Vehicle Crash

CALDWELL PARISH, LA. (THECOUNT) — Sherry McLain Bates, of Kelly, Alabama, has been identified as the victim in a Thursday afternoon fatal vehicle crash in Caldwell Parish.

Bates, 73, was killed in a two-vehicle crash involving 30-year-old Cody Culpepper from Columbia, Louisiana.

According to reports, Culpepper was operating a Ford F250 pickup truck on Highway 165 near Highway 843 in Kelly, when for unknown reasons, the vehicle rear-ended Bates’ Ford Explorer around 3 p.m. Thursday. Both vehicles then exited the roadway.

Culpepper and his passenger suffered minor injuries in the wreck.

Bates was pronounced dead at the scene of blunt force trauma injuries.

Routine toxicology samples were collected and submitted for analysis.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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Geoi quick facts: Caldwell Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,132, making it the fifth-least populous parish in Louisiana. The parish seat is Columbia. Most residents live in the country even beyond the three rural communities in the parish – Wikipedia.

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