ST. LANDRY PARISH, La. — Police were on the scene of a crash involving a Louisiana State Police unit on I-49 in Grand Coteau yesterday afternoon.
Interstate 49 was closed at 4:30p.m. for some time on Tuesday at mile marker 10 southbound after the crash while the investigation was in progress.
A State Trooper, who was in his state police unit, was rear-ended by another southbound vehicle, troopers say.
The trooper had stopped his vehicle because of debris in the road from a previous crash, and was about to get out of his unit when he was rear-ended, troopers say.
The trooper sustained moderate injuries and was transported to a local hospital.
More on this crash will be available as the investigation continues.
