Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Deputies, Louisiana State Police and Natchitoches Regional Medical Center EMS responded to NATCOM 911 Center reports of a crash with possible injuries on Sept. 27 around 2:41 am on I-49 at milepost #152 north of the Powhatan exit according to the Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office.

 

Units arrived on scene finding the driver of a 26-foot commercial box truck with minor non-life threatening injuries.

 

Deputies say the crash apparently occurred while the commercial box truck was traveling northbound on I-49 north of the Powhatan exit. For reasons being investigated by LSP, the box truck drifted onto the northbound shoulder striking the rear of a parked and unoccupied commercial eighteen wheeler. After the initial impact the box truck continued to travel northbound, and exited the road on the right side just north of the parked eighteen wheeler. The box truck then traveled down an embankment and struck several trees coming to a rest.

 

The operator of the box truck was transported from the scene by EMS to Natchitoches Regional Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries.

 

Troopers assigned to LSP Troop-E are investigating the crash.

 

Deputies J. Creel, K. Padilla and Deputy Cpl. C. Olliff assisted LSP with traffic while towing services cleared the wreckage.