An Acadia Parish Woman Has Died in a Crash

(KPEL News) - Louisiana State Police officials say an early morning crash on Wednesday in Acadia Parish claimed the life of a 40-year-old woman.

According to the Louisiana State Police Trooper Monique Lavergne with the Public Affairs Section, the victim was driving a truck down Louisiana Highway 1124 near Louisiana Highway 90 in Acadia Parish when something occurred.

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Troopers have completed the preliminary investigation, but will continue to look into why Ashley Granger's truck crossed the centerline of the roadway. Granger was not wearing a seat belt, and the vehicle ran off the side of the roadway.

During this single-vehicle crash, the woman was found not to be wearing a seat belt. She was severely injured, and the victim was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash.

Trooper Lavergne says, as is standard procedure in a crash involving a fatality, routine toxicology samples were taken to be analyzed at a lab.

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Louisiana State Police Officials Have Reminders for All Drivers

• Anyone in a vehicle in the state of Louisiana is required to buckle their seat belt.
• They say statistics show that properly wearing a seat belt greatly reduces your chances of injury or death.
• All drivers must obey traffic laws.

This single-vehicle fatal crash happened at 1:45 a.m. Wednesday, February 25. The investigation is ongoing, according to Lavergne..

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