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Teen killed in Catahoula Parish crash

Posted: Apr 20, 2012 8:49 AM by AP

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JONESVILLE, La. (AP) - State police say a Jonesville teenager died in a single vehicle accident on La. Highway 923 in Catahoula Parish.

The accident happened around 4 p.m. Thursday west of Jonesville.

Troopers say a pickup, driven by a 17-year-old, left the roadway and collided with a culvert.

Investigators say the driver was not wearing his seatbelt and received minor injuries.

A passenger, 15-year-old Weston C. Brown, was ejected and pronounced dead at the scene.

The crash remains under investigation.

Topics: Teen, killed, Catahoula, Parish, crash

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