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Early in the morning on Tuesday, October 1, 2019, Louisiana State Police Troopers responded to a single vehicle crash on US Highway 71 in Natchitoches Parish.
A 2005 Peterbilt driven by Michael G. Routon, 59 of Olla, was northbound when Routon lost control and exited the left side of the road. The vehicle collided with a ditch embankment before colliding with several trees and overturning. Routon was wearing his seatbelt but was pronounced dead.
Routine toxicology tests are pending and the crash remains under investigation.