Caddo Parish, LA – On March 4, 2025 a devastating multi-vehicle crash on LA Highway 79 left one person deceased and sent multiple others to the hospital, according to Caddo Parish Sheriff Henry Whitehorn, Sr.
At approximately 8:00 PM, Caddo Sheriff’s deputies responded to a collision in the 9500 block of LA-79 involving an eighteen-wheeler and two passenger vehicles.
According to investigators, a gray sedan traveling southbound turned in front of a northbound eighteen-wheeler, triggering a violent crash. The impact pushed the sedan into a second vehicle following closely behind.
Caddo Fire District 3 pronounced the driver of the gray sedan deceased at the scene.
The eighteen-wheeler driver suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to Willis Knighton North in Shreveport.
Meanwhile, the driver and a child from the second vehicle were taken to Ochsner/LSU Health with non-life-threatening injuries.
Authorities are still investigating the cause of the accident.
