PRAIRIEVILLE, LA : Baton Rouge man killed after truck hit a tree innbsphellip on Friday, 14th April 2023

The Louisiana State Police are investigating a crash that killed a 25-year-old Baton Rouge man.

Troopers responded to a crash on Interstate 10 near LA Hwy 73 in Ascension Parish around 10 p.m. Friday. Through an investigation, they learned that Evan Newman was driving a 2006 Nissan Titan.

For reasons still under investigation, the Nissan went off the road and struck an embankment and then a tree.

Police said Newman was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash and died from his injuries. A toxicology sample was taken and will be submitted for testing.

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