CALCASIEU PARISH, LA. (THECOUNT) — Tyrel Doyle Thompson, of Starks, Louisiana, has been identified as the victim in a Saturday night fatal motorcycle crash in Calcasieu Parish.

Ty Thompson, 41, was killed in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash in Starks Saturday night.

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According to reports, Thompson was operating a motorcycle on Alligator Park Road in Starks, when for unknown reasons, the bike came into contact with a tree around 10 p.m. Saturday.

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

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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Geo quick facts: Calcasieu Parish is a parish located on the southwestern border of the U.S. state of Louisiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 216,785. The parish seat is Lake Charles. Calcasieu Parish is part of the Lake Charles, LA Metropolitan Statistical Area with a population of 194,138.Wikipedia