Unrestrained driver killed in Christmas Day crash

A DeRidder man was killed in a single-vehicle Christmas Day crash on La. 1147 near Charles Graham Road in Beauregard Parish.

Louisiana State Police Trooper Matt Gaspard said 55-year-old Scott Earl Thigpen of DeRidder was killed in the 11 pm crash.

Gaspard said Thigpen was driving a 2004 Toyota Tundra north on La. 1147 when he failed to negotiate a left-hand curve, exited the roadway to the right, and struck a tree.

Thigpen, who was unrestrained at the time of the crash, received fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene.

Standard toxicology samples were collected and submitted for analysis. This crash remains under investigation.

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