A Fairview Alpha juvenile remains in serious condition in a regional trauma center following a single-vehicle crash on US-71 north of Campti on Dec. 2 around 11:53 pm, according to the Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office. NATCOM 911 Center received an automated crash detection report of a crash in the 1600 block of US-71 north of Hwy. 3163 near Fairview Alpha School.
Dispatchers attempted to call the phone number but received no response. Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Deputies began to respond to the area.
Shortly thereafter, NATCOM 911 Center received a 911 Call from a motorist reporting a single-vehicle crash with injuries and entrapment on US-71 in the same area as previously reported during the automated crash detection report. Deputies arrived on scene finding the sole-occupant suffering from possible life-threatening injuries and partially trapped in the vehicle.
Louisiana State Police, Natchitoches Parish Fire Protection District #9 Rescue and Natchitoches Regional Medical Center EMS responded to the scene. Natchitoches Parish Fire Protection District #9 had to pry the door open to free the driver from the wreckage.
According to preliminary information, a 16-year-old Fairview Alpha juvenile operating a 2016 Audi SUV was traveling northbound on US-71 north of La. Hwy 3163 when for reasons still under investigation, exited the road on the right side. The vehicle struck a road sign then continued to travel off the shoulder striking a utility pole coming to a rest.
No further details will be released at this time pending the Louisiana State Police crash investigation. The juvenile was transported from the scene by EMS to a regional trauma center for treatment of multiple injuries. Troopers assigned to LSP Troop-E Alexandria are investigating the crash.
