Constable Dies In Allen Parish Crash

KINDER, La. (AP) — State police say a 78-year-old Allen Parish constable was killed in a single vehicle accident on U.S. Highway 165 north of Kinder.

Sgt. James Anderson says John D. Manual of Oberlin was southbound Wednesday when his car left the roadway and struck two trees.

Anderson says Manual, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was pronounced dead at the scene by the Allen Parish Coroner's Office.

He says Manual was on-duty at the time of the crash.