Louisiana Crash Claims the Life of a Motorcyclist

(KPEL News) - Louisiana State Police investigators were called out to a fatal crash involving a motorcyclist at around 12:20 a.m. Friday morning.

The crash was a single-vehicle incident, according to Louisiana State Police Trooper Eddie Thomas from the Public Affairs Section. The victim was from Mansura.

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Officials said investigators found in their preliminary investigation that 41-year-old Milton Bell III was traveling down MP Cutoff Road when the crash happened.

Investigators are unclear as to what caused it to happen, but they know that Bell's motorcycle left the roadway and slammed into a culvert.

Investigators from Louisiana State Police Troop E investigated the circumstances surrounding the crash after Bell's 2015 Suzuki GSX 600 went off the roadway.

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According to Trooper Thomas, Bell was wearing a DOT-approved helmet, but the man suffered major injuries. He was taken to an area hospital, but he succumbed to his injuries there.

As is routine in fatalities, standard toxicology samples were taken, and they will be submitted to a lab for analysis.

The investigation is ongoing.