BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Louisiana State Police are investigating a crash in St. Helena Parish that left one lifeless.

Troopers responded to a single-vehicle crash on LA Hwy 16 close to LA Hwy 449 round 2:40 a.m. Sunday. LSP mentioned Carey S. Austin, 33, of Independence, was driving a 2008 Ford F-150 when it veered off the fitting facet of the highway and hit a tree.

In line with state police, Austin was not sporting a seatbelt and was pronounced deceased on the scene. A restrained passenger was critically injured and brought to the hospital.

A routine toxicology pattern was taken from Austin for testing, LSP mentioned.

“Louisiana legislation requires that each particular person inside a motorized vehicle, no matter seating place, all the time stay correctly restrained. Whereas not all crashes are survivable, taking easy precautions like these can typically imply the distinction between life and dying,” state police mentioned.

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