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About 12:22 a.m. Thurday, April 2, 2020, Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop D responded to a single-vehicle crash on LA Hwy 113 about 4 miles north of US Hwy 190 in Allen Parish.
The preliminary investigation revealed a 2006 Chevrolet pickup truck, driven by Brendan Lee Pecanty, 26 of St. Amant, was traveling south on LA Hwy 113.
The Chevrolet crossed the center line, ran off the left side of the roadway, and struck the embankment of a creek.
Pecanty suffered fatal injuries as a result of the crash and was pronounced deceased at the scene.
A toxicology sample was obtained from the driver and will be submitted for analysis. The crash remains under investigation.