Unrestrained driver killed in St. Mary Parish

A Charenton man was killed in a crash early Sunday morning in western St. Mary Parish in which his vehicle struck a tree, and he subsequently was ejected.

Alvin Joseph Trosclair III, 50, was killed in the incident on La. 87 near La. 671, which troopers began investigating around 12:30 a.m., according to a Louisiana State Police press re-lease.

At the time of the accident, Trosclair was eastbound on La. 87 in a 1994 Ford Pickup, when, for reasons not known, Trosclair’s vehicle excited the roadway to the right, overturned and hit a tree, ejecting Trosclair.

Trosclair was unrestrained, and the St. Mary Parish Coroner’s Office pro-nounced him dead at the scene.
It was unclear if he was impaired, but routine toxicology sample was taken.
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This crash remains under investigation.