Emergency personnel work at the scene of a fatal wreck Thursday evening in Morgan City. (The Daily Review/Geoff Stoute)
Deceased driver identified in Thursday wreck
The driver killed in a wreck involving a vehicle and an 18-wheeler in Morgan City Thursday evening has been identified.
Duhon Anthony Tillman, 28, of Thibodaux was killed after the 2010 Nissan Altima Tillman was driving was involved in a wreck with an 18-wheeler westbound on U.S. 90 near the Martin Luther King Jr. exit, Morgan City Police Chief James Blair said. The 18-wheeler was driven by Joseph Thomas Jackson, 42, of Springtown, Texas, the chief said.
The Morgan City Police Department responded to the scene at 6:46 p.m., and the accident left the westbound lanes closed for hours. The Morgan City Police Department reported around 11:30 p.m. the roadway had reopened.
The crash remains under investigation.