Louisiana State Police have named 83-year-old Morris Levine, Jr. as the man who lost his life in a fatal crash in Acadia Parish on Tuesday.

The wreck took place just before 11:00 a.m. on July 6, 2021, on Interstate 10 near mile marker 69, approximately four miles east of Jennings in Acadia Parish. The incident caused death of 83-year-old Morris Levine, Jr. a resident of Houston, as per TFC Thomas Gossen, spokesperson for Louisiana State Police Troop I.

According to the preliminary investigation, the crash happened as Levine’s 2009 Dodge Ram pickup was heading East on I-10. As Morris Levine, Jr. reached a stopped traffic due to a single-vehicle crash near mile marker 70, he sideswiped a stopped 18-wheeler in the process. After the first crash with the 18-wheeler, he then struck a Ford F150 from behind.

Although he was properly restrained at the time of crash, yet Levine suffered major injuries and was later declared dead at the scene, the spokesperson confirmed. The driver of the 18-wheeler was properly restrained and remained unharmed.

The driver of the F150 and his occupants were also properly restrained and were taken to a local hospital with minimal injuries. Impairment is not considered as a factor in this crash, but toxicology results are pending on all drivers.

An investigation is continuing.

July 8, 2021

Source: KATC News

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