HAMMOND, LA : 1 dead, 2 juveniles injured result of double crash on I-12 near Hammond on Monday, 18th September 2023

State police have provided more information about a double crash that claimed the life of a Denham Springs man and injured two juveniles on I-12 near Hammond.Javier Morel, 34, was declared dead on the scene around 7:30 a.m. after being struck by a Kenworth commercial 18-wheeler truck while standing near the roadway of I-12 near Pumpkin Center Road. Moments prior to the fatal collision, Morel had walked away after he and two juvenile passengers were ejected from the 2004 Ford Escape he was driving. Police say that Morel’s vehicle, for reasons unknown, went off the road, striking several trees.

Police say that the juveniles were sent to an area hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.


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