Traffic fatality in Starks
Published 8:58 am Monday, March 23, 2015
A Starks man was killed in a single-vehicle accident Saturday afternoon in Starks, authorities said.
James Reeves, 49, 946 Gambrell Church Road, Starks, was killed when a truck in which he was the passenger apparently traveled off the road, striking a mailbox then a tree, Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Kim Myers said in a news release. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
“It appears speed and impairment may be the cause of the accident but the investigation is still continuing,” Myers said. “As mandated by state law, a toxicology report will be conducted on the driver.”
Neither Reeves nor the driver were wearing seatbelts, Myers said. The driver was hospitalized with serious injuries.
(MGNonline)