A Monroe man suffered only minor injuries in a two-vehicle crash on Interstate-49 north of Natchitoches according to the Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office.

 

Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Deputies and Louisiana State Police responded to NATCOM 911 Center reports on May 13 around 9:25 am of a two-vehicle crash with unknown injury status on Interstate-49 at milepost #146 north of Natchitoches.

 

Deputies say a 2017 GMC pickup truck operated by a 33-year-old Monroe man was traveling southbound on I-49 near milepost #146 when he apparently fell asleep at the wheel. This caused the vehicle to travel off of the road to the right onto the shoulder striking a parked and unoccupied 2009 GMC Acadia. The Chevrolet pickup truck then continued to travel down an embankment several hundred feet before striking a tree coming to a rest.

 

Acadian Ambulance traveling through the area stopped at the scene to render aid. The driver was assessed at the scene and released without transport.

 

Both vehicles received heavy damage.

 

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