A Morgan City man suffered moderate injuries in a single-vehicle crash on I-49 near the Natchitoches-Rapides Parish line on Satu April 22 around 3:59 pm according to the Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office.

Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Deputies, Louisiana State Police, Natchitoches Regional Medical Center EMS and Natchitoches Parish Fire District #1 First Responders responded to NATCOM 911 Center reports of a single-vehicle crash on I-49 (southbound) near the Natchitoches-Rapides Parish Line.

Units arrived on scene finding the operator of the vehicle suffering from what was believed to be moderate non-life threatening injuries.

Deputies say a 27-year-old Morgan City man operating a 2020 Blue Hyundai Elantra was traveling southbound on I-49 south of Chopin when for reasons still under investigation exited the road on the left side traveling several feet striking a tree.

The injured man was transported from the scene by EMS to a regional trauma center for treatment of injuries.

Troopers assigned to LSP Troop-E Alexandria investigated the crash.

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