Pollock man killed in Grant Parish crash

GRANT PARISH, La. (CALF) – A Pollock man has died in a car accident in Grant Parish, according to Louisiana State Police.

On November 3, at approximately 6:30 a.m., LSP responded to a report of an accident on Louisiana Highway 8 east of Pollock.

The crash killed 60-year-old James W. Bennett.

According to police, Bennett was traveling on the highway when, for reasons currently unknown, his vehicle left the road and went down the embankment of the ditch, where it struck a tree.

Bennett was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident and suffered fatal injuries. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Toxicology samples were routinely collected and submitted for analysis.

This crash is still under investigation.

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