Sunday, January 11, 2015

ROSEPINE, LA MAN DIES IN SATURDAY TRUCK CRASH NON ON LA. HIGHWAY 12



ROSEPINE, LA MAN DIES IN SATURDAY TRUCK CRASH NON ON LA. HIGHWAY 12

By Melissa Gregory | mgregory@thetowntalk.com | (318) 792-1807 3:56 p.m. CST January 11, 2015

A Rosepine man died Saturday night in a single-vehicle crash east of Starks, according to Louisiana State Police.

Wayne M. Wiser, 31, was wearing his seat belt in the wreck, as were four other occupants of the 2000 Ford F-250 truck Wiser was driving on La. Highway 12 around 9:31 p.m.
Wiser lost control of the truck "for unknown reasons," ran off the road and hit a concrete culvert, according to the release. The truck then hit several trees, causing major damage to the truck.

Wiser died at the scene, according to the Calcasieu Parish Coroner's Office. The four unidentified passengers sustained minor to moderate injuries.

The crash remains under investigation. Toxicology tests are pending.