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Hammond man killed in Livingston Parish wreck Friday morning

2 months 5 days 22 hours ago Friday, September 06 2024 Sep 6, 2024 September 06, 2024 9:36 PM September 06, 2024 in News
Source: WBRZ

WATSON - A Hammond man was killed in a car wreck Friday morning after driving into oncoming traffic on a Watson highway.

Louisiana State Police said 45-year-old Benjamin Starkey was driving along LA-16 north of Springfield Road around 11 a.m. when his truck hit an 18-wheeler head-on.

Both drivers were properly restrained, but Starkey was taken to a hospital where he died. Troopers said impairment is not suspected.

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