Man dies when SUV gets stuck under big rig, catches fire
May 24, 2021
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DELHI, La. (AP) A 32-year-old man died when his mid-sized SUV rear-ended a tractor-trailer, lodged under it and caught fire, Louisiana State Police said Monday.
Ian Pettit of Delhi, Louisiana, died shortly after 6:30 p.m. Sunday on eastbound Interstate 20 near Holly Ridge, a news release said. Holly Ridge is about 7 miles (11 kilometers) west of Delhi and about halfway between Monroe and the Mississippi state line.
Police said the driver of the 2012 Peterbilt truck was not hurt when it was hit by Pettit’s 2015 Kia Sorrento.
The crash remains under investigation.
Man dies when SUV gets stuck under big rig, catches fire
May 24, 2021
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DELHI, La. (AP) A 32-year-old man died when his mid-sized SUV rear-ended a tractor-trailer, lodged under it and caught fire, Louisiana State Police said Monday.
Ian Pettit of Delhi, Louisiana, died shortly after 6:30 p.m. Sunday on eastbound Interstate 20 near Holly Ridge, a news release said. Holly Ridge is about 7 miles (11 kilometers) west of Delhi and about halfway between Monroe and the Mississippi state line.
Police said the driver of the 2012 Peterbilt truck was not hurt when it was hit by Pettit’s 2015 Kia Sorrento.
The crash remains under investigation.
Young pilot killed in small plane crash in Louisiana
May 19, 2021
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SICILY ISLAND, La, (AP) A young pilot of a crop-dusting aircraft was killed when his plane crashed into a field in northeast Louisiana, authorities said Wednesday.
The single-engine Air Tractor 502 crashed Tuesday afternoon along Highway 425, about 5 miles (8 kilometers) south of Sicily Island, the Catahoula Parish Sheriff s Office said. Sicily Island is about 80 miles (128 kilometers) southeast of Monroe.
Sheriff Toney Edwards, in a news release, identified the pilot as Jakob T. Porter, 22, of Ferriday. Porter was pronounced dead at the scene, he said. There were no passengers.
In a preliminary accident report, the Federal Aviation Administration said the plane was maneuvering during an aerial application when it crashed under unknown circumstances.