Unrestrained teen is killed in crash

VILLE PLATTE – On August 27, shortly after 10 p.m., troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop I began investigating a single vehicle fatality crash on U.S. Highway 167 near Filly Lane in Evangeline Parish. The crash claimed the life of 19-year-old Brian Walker, of Ville Platte. The preliminary investigation revealed that a 2015 Chevrolet Silverado, driven by Walker, was traveling north on U...

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