Monroe, LA : 2 dead after state trooper rear-ends vehicle while responding to different crash on Thursday, 1st October, 2020

Two people were killed after a state trooper rear-ended their vehicle in Monroe late Thursday night.

The accident happened around 7:00 p.m. near Highway 165 & Ticheli Road in Monroe, according to state police spokesperson Trooper Michael Reichardt.

A trooper in a fully-marked State Police 2015 Chevrolet Tahoe was driving on on U.S. Hwy 165 to respond to a separate crash when, for unclear reasons, the Tahoe rear-ended a 2020 Kia Forte that was driving in the same lane.

After the collision, the Forte rotated and struck a large metal signal pole along the rear driver’s side, Reichardt said.

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