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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.

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