State Police say a Franklinton man died Sunday morning when his SUV ran off the road and overturned.
Larry August Ragas Jr., 49, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Troopers were called to a location near W. Liberty Farm Road in Vermilion Parish at about 7:15 a.m. Sunday. They found that Ragas was driving the SUV north on La 35 when the vehicle ran off the road, hit a bridge rail and overturned.
Ragas was not restrained and was ejected from the Nissan. He was pronounced dead at the scene by the Vermilion Parish Coroner’s Office. A toxicology sample was obtained for analysis and this crash remains under investigation.
Troop I has investigated 22 fatal crashes resulting in 25 deaths in 2022.
