Webster Parish – On June 6, 2020, shortly before 10:00 p.m., Louisiana State Police Troop G responded to a fatal crash on U.S. Highway 80 near Goodwill Road. This crash claimed the life of a Minden man.       

 

The preliminary investigation revealed a 2004 Toyota 4runner, driven by 78-year-old Thomas Roton, was traveling east on U.S. Highway 80. For reasons still under investigation, Roton’s vehicle entered a construction zone where it struck a piece of heavy machinery. 

 

Roton, who was unrestrained, sustained life-threatening injuries and was pronounced dead at a local hospital. A toxicology sample was obtained and submitted for analysis. This crash remains under investigation.    

 

Buckling up is the most effective way to protect yourself in a crash.  Failure to take a few seconds to buckle up can have devastating consequences.  Louisiana law requires every person in a vehicle, regardless of seating position, to be properly restrained day or night.

 

In 2020, Troop G has investigated nine fatal crashes resulting in nine deaths.