Alexandria, LA (1/5/2023) – Alexandria Police Department (APD) is investigating a two-vehicle traffic crash on I – 49. A Natchitoches man was killed in the crash Wednesday, January 4, 2023.
At approximately 8:37 PM, Alexandria Police was dispatched to the Southbound Lane of I-49 near Milepost 90. The dispatch was about a vehicle striking another vehicle while it was parked on the shoulder of the Interstate.
Upon the Officers’ and Medical Personnel’s arrival, both drivers were transported to a local Hospital. The driver of one of the vehicles, 24-year-old male Morgan Dugas, from Natchitoches, LA, was later pronounced deceased at the Hospital. The second driver was treated and later released.
This is still an ongoing investigation.
If anyone has any information about this incident, please contact the Alexandria Police Traffic Division at (318) 441-6408 or APD Dispatch at (318) 441-6559.
