Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Deputies, Louisiana State Police, Natchitoches Regional Medical Center EMS, Natchitoches Parish Fire Protection Districts #6 and #10 with extrication equipment were dispatched by NATCOM 911 Center to reports of single-vehicle crash on Nov. 22 around 6:06 am with injuries and entrapment on La. Hwy 1 just north of Powhatan according to the Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office.
Units arrived on scene finding the sole-occupant of the vehicle suffering from what appeared to be moderate non-life threatening injuries trapped in the wreckage. Firefighters used extrication equipment to free the driver.
Air EVAC Lifeteam #160 helicopter was requested and responded to the scene.
Deputies say the preliminary investigation, revealed that a 20-year-old Minden woman operating a 2021 Kia Sport was traveling northbound on Hwy. 1 North of Powhatan when for reasons under investigation exited on the left side of the road. The vehicle continued to travel off the road for several feet, striking a culvert before going airborne then overturning several times coming to a rest on its left side.
The driver was airlifted from the scene to a regional trauma center for treatment of injuries.
This information is preliminary as the investigation continues by Troopers assigned to LSP Troop-E Alexandria. NPSO Sgt. C. Olliff, Deputy A. Coon, and Deputy J. Wilkerson assisted with traffic control.
