A 65-year-old Denham Springs man is dead after the truck he was driving left La. 63 in East Feliciana Parish and overturned, ejecting him from the vehicle just before 8 p.m. Wednesday. He was pronounced dead at the scene near the intersection with La. 960.
According to WBRZ, the man was driving north on La. 63 when the truck left the roadway and flipped. Louisiana State Police have not released his name, and the cause of the crash remains under investigation, the outlet reported.
No further details on road conditions, speed or other contributing factors have been released. Troopers have not said whether additional vehicles were involved.
A Stretch of Highway With a Grim History
Wednesday's crash is not the first fatal wreck reported on La. 63 in East Feliciana Parish. In May 2025, a crash near La. 37 claimed the life of 62-year-old Gregory Chenevert of Clinton, according to Louisiana State Police. Investigators said a Dodge Ram struck the rear of a stalled Silverado, which then collided with Chenevert, who died at the scene.
Other nearby parish roads have also seen deadly crashes in 2025. State police said a single-vehicle crash on La. 68 north of La. 10 killed 21-year-old Michael Lillie of Jackson in May 2025, after his vehicle left the roadway at a high rate of speed, struck a culvert and utility pole, and overturned; troopers noted Lillie was unrestrained. A separate single-vehicle crash on La. 957 at Castello Road that July killed 37-year-old Alfrederick Jackson of Ethel, according to the agency's news release.
A fatal two-vehicle crash on La. 67 just north of La. 412 also left a Clinton man, 34-year-old Edwin Harrell, dead on a Wednesday in December, according to WAFB, which reported the crash happened shortly after 6:30 p.m. These incidents, spread across different roads and months, are examples of fatal wrecks in the parish rather than evidence of a broader pattern.
Tracking Crash Data Across Louisiana
For readers wanting a fuller picture of roadway safety trends, LSU's crash-data center allows the public to filter reports by parish, time, collision type and other factors. The university's CARTS program also maintains a dashboard showing counts of fatal and serious-injury crashes by parish and year as part of the state's Strategic Highway Safety Plan.
Louisiana State Police have not released additional information about Wednesday's crash on La. 63, including what may have caused the truck to leave the road. The investigation remains active.
