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CASTOR, La. -- A North Carolina man died Wednesday in a single-vehicle crash in Bienville Parish, state police said today in a news release. The crash claimed the life of Andrew Borchers, 39, of Lexington, N.C. Troopers said it happened around 6:20 p.m. on state Highway 153 near Foster Arbor Road. Borchers was southbound in a 2002 Dodge pickup truck that was towing a boat and trailer. He left the roadway and overturned, causing the trailer and boat to detach and hit a parked truck occupied by another motorist. Borchers, who was unrestrained, was ejected. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The occupant of the parked vehicle was not injured.