East Baton Rouge Parish Crash Report: Man killed in Prairieville pedestrian crash on US-51

Crash Report – US-61 near Manchac Park Rd,

   Prairieville, LA

 

Report ID: 2025 July 29

NCIC#: Unknown

OFFICER ID#: Unknown

Traffic Unit(s) Involved: 1 vehicle; 1 pedestrian

Occupants: At least 2

Injuries/Fatalities: 1 fatality

Vehicle Damage (If Any): Unknown

Property Damage (other than vehicles): Unknown

Road Surface Condition: Unknown

Manner of Crash Impact (Single Vehicle, Angle, Left Turn, Rear-End, Head-On, Sideswipe, U-Turn, Other, Unknown): Vehicle vs. pedestrian

Location of Pedestrian/Cyclist (If Any): Along Airline Highway

Narrative

PRAIRIEVILLE, LA –A 42-year-old man sustained fatal injuries Tuesday in an auto-pedestrian crash in East Baton Rouge Parish.

Just before 5 a.m., emergency teams responded to an incident along US-61 near Manchac Park Road in the city of Prairieville, which is about 19 miles southeast of Baton Rouge.

Police say that 48-year-old Travis Weams was walking away from his disabled Toyota Camry on the northbound side of US-61 when both a garbage truck and a Mustang hit him.

Weams died from his injuries at the scene of the crash.

Neither of the other drivers were hurt in the accident.

Officials closed US-61 in the area of the crash for around four hours while emergency teams worked at the scene.

A full investigation is underway.

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