An Independence man was killed in a one vehicle crash in Livingston Parish on Monday evening.  Livingston Parish Deputies were called to the scene of the crash on Mary Kinchen Rd at approximately 7:30pm. When they arrived they found a GMC truck that had struck a tree and was rolled over onto its side. The lone occupant of the truck, 20 year old Brooks Colton Newell was trapped inside. Members of Fire Protection District’s 1 and 10 assisted in extricating Newell from the vehicle. Newell was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash. The cause of the accident is still unknown but is being investigated by the Sheriff’s Office Traffic Division.

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Jason Ard
Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office