Bossier Parish – On July 21, 2019, at approximately 7:00 p.m., Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop G began investigating a two-vehicle fatal crash on Airline Drive at the intersection with Kingston Road.  This crash took the life of a Shreveport man.

 

The preliminary investigation revealed a 1996 Toyota Tacoma, driven by 57-year-old Albert Orendorff of Shreveport, was traveling east on Kingston Road.  Orendorff disregarded a red light at the intersection of Airline Drive and struck by a 2017 Dodge Ram pickup traveling south on Airline Drive.

 

The driver of the Dodge pickup, who was properly restrained, received minor injuries in the crash and was transported to a local hospital.  Impairment is not suspected but a toxicology sample was obtained and will be submitted for analysis. 

 

Orendorff, who was properly retrained, received life-threatening injuries.  He was transported to a local hospital where he was later pronounced dead.  Impairment is unknown at this time but a toxicology sample was obtained and will be submitted for analysis.  This crash remains under investigation.

 

Louisiana State Troopers wish to remind motorists that avoiding all distractions, obeying the posted speed limit, avoiding fatigued driving, and not driving while impaired can often mean the difference between life and death.

 

In 2019, Troop G has investigated 14 fatal crashes resulting in 15 deaths.