Baton Rouge, LA : 16 vehicle crash on US Hwy 190 results in the death of a teenager on Wednesday, 24th February 2021

Shortly after 8:30 am on February 2021, Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop A began investigating a sixteen vehicle fatal crash on US Hwy 190 (Mississippi River Old Bridge) west of US Hwy 61 (Airline Hwy) in East Baton Rouge Parish. The crash took the life of 13-year-old Janaria James of Plaquemine.

The initial investigation revealed the crash occurred as 42-year-old Marlin Jordan of Addis was traveling eastbound on US Hwy 190 in a 2007 Kenworth tractor trailer. As Jordan was traveling eastbound, he approached stopped traffic on the downslope of US Hwy 190. For reasons still under investigation, Jordan was unable to stop, which resulted in the Kenworth striking multiple vehicles. This triggered a chain reaction causing a total of sixteen vehicles to be struck during this crash. James was the passenger in a vehicle involved in this crash.


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