On Monday morning January 30th at approximately 8:03am, Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Deputies and Natchitoches Regional Medical Center EMS responded to a two-vehicle injury crash on US-71 within the City Limits of Campti, La.

Deputies say the preliminary investigation revealed that thirty-two year old Martino D. Telstead of Campti was operating a 2008 GMC pickup truck traveling northbound on US-71 when for unknown reasons at this time drifted across the center-line striking a southbound 2004 Peterbilt eighteen wheeler.

Telstead was transported from the scene by EMS to Natchitoches Regional Medical Center with what is believed to be non-life threatening injuries.

Traffic charges are pending.

The crash is being investigated by Deputy N. Brown assigned to the NPSO Patrol Division.

Photo: NPSO