Crowley Police have identified the victim in a fatal multi-vehicle crash Thursday morning on I-10 at Crowley that also injured two others.
The interstate was closed at around 8 a.m. Crowley Police Chief Jimmy Broussard said the crash occurred as a vehicle traveling eastbound hit their brakes and skidded into the guardrail. An 18-wheeler in the next lane, also traveling eastbound, tried to avoid the car, traveled across into the westbound lane, then hit the westbound guardrail and overturned.
A westbound pickup truck then struck the cab of the 18-wheeler, killing the driver of the 18-wheeler. 32-year-old Leon Lamarcus Horhn of Houston, Texas, was killed in the crash.
The pickup truck and an SUV were also struck in the crash; a total of five vehicles were involved.
Broussard said blood samples were taken and sent for analysis.
Two others were seriously injured in the crash and taken to area hospitals; Broussard said there was no update on their condition as of Thursday evening.
I-10 was shut down for more than seven hours as crews worked to clear the scene.
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