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Man dies after fiery crash on Plank Road Jadavian Serf (Source: BRPD) By WAFB Staff | May 11, 2021 at 1:52 PM CDT - Updated May 11 at 2:06 PM
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A man is dead after a fatal crash on Plank Road Monday, May 10, according to Baton Rouge police.
A Lexus crashed into the rear end of a Chevrolet as the Chevrolet merged into the southbound lane of Plank Road from southbound I-110.
Kevin Blakes, 53, died after his car was hit and his gas tank exploded, causing a large fire in the 1500 block of Plank Road around 10:13 p.m. He was trapped inside the vehicle and died from his injuries, BRPD said.
Crash on Florida Blvd claims the life of a 61-year-old man BRPD PATROL UNIT GENERIC (Source: WAFB) By WAFB Staff | December 11, 2020 at 1:14 PM CST - Updated December 11 at 1:14 PM
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Baton Rouge Police Traffic Homicide Detectives are investigating a fatal crash that occurred on Friday, Dec. 11 that claimed the life of a 61-year-old man.
According to officials, the crash occurred around 6:20 a.m in the 13000 block of Florida Boulevard.
Donnie Bradley, 61, was driving a Chevrolet Silverado and crashed into the rear end of a Peterbilt as it was attempting to make a U-turn onto a service road.