BATON ROUGE — A truck driver arrested following the death of a 13-year-old in a 2021 pile-up was indicted by a grand jury on a negligent homicide charge Wednesday.
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A Louisiana State Police investigation into the cause of a crash in February that took the life of a Plaquemine teenager led to the arrest of an Addis man last week.
State Police arrested Marlin Jordan, 42, of Addis, on a charge of negligent homicide after the Feb. 23 accident that killed 13-year-old Janaria James.
The arrest stems from the investigation of a 16-vehcile crash on US 190 west of US 61 in Baton Rouge, according to Taylor Scrantz, spokesman for Louisiana State Police Troop A.
The initial investigation revealed the crash occurred as Jordan 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.
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BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Louisiana State Police say they have arrested the driver who is accused of causing a fatal 16-vehicle crash on the old US 190 Mississippi River Bridge on Feb. 23.
Janaria James, 13, of Plaquemine, died as a result of the crash.
Marlin Jordan, 42, of Addis, was arrested and charged with negligent homicide on April 14 for allegedly causing the crash, authorities say.
Addis man charged in 16-vehicle crash that killed teen
April 15, 2021
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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) Louisiana State Police have arrested a man accused of causing a 16-vehicle crash in February on the old Mississippi River bridge in East Baton Rouge Parish that left a 13-year-old girl dead.
After an investigation and review of all the evidence in the accident, troopers determined that Marlin Jordan s actions leading up to the crash were negligent, state police said Thursday. The agency did not provide any further details.
Jordan, 42, of Addis, was arrested Thursday on a charge of negligent homicide. He was released later from the East Baton Rouge Parish jail after posting $75,000 bond. It was unknown if he has an attorney who could speak on his behalf.
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13-year-old killed in February crash
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A man has been arrested in connection with a multi-vehicle crash in February that claimed the life of a 13-year-old girl.
State Police say that, after a continued investigation into this crash, troopers have arrested 42-year-old Marlin Jordan of Addis, for negligent homicide.
Troopers say they were able to determine that Jordan s actions leading up to the crash were negligent.
On April 14, 2021, an arrest warrant was obtained for Jordan and he was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Jail.