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COUSHATTA, La. -- A single-vehicle crash early Monday morning claimed the life of a Red River Parish man and injured a juvenile, state police said in a news release. Troopers said Douglas Ates, 29, of Coushatta, died at the scene. A 15-year-old passenger, who was in the front seat, sustained moderate injuries and was taken to a hospital for treatment. Neither Ates nor his passenger was wearing a seatbelt. The crash happened shortly after midnight on U.S. Highway 71 near Hughes Road. Ates was southbound when he ran off the road, overturned and hit a tree.