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Houma man killed after car runs off road, strikes tree

Louisiana State Police say the single-vehicle crash happened around 5 a.m. on LA 69.

A 24-year-old Houma man was killed in a single vehicle crash in Assumption Parish Thursday morning, troopers say.

According to Louisiana State Police, Hendrix Stevenson was driving on LA69 around 5 a.m. when “for unknown reasons” ran off the road and struck a tree.

Troopers say Stevenson was not wearing his seatbelt at the time of the crash and received fatal injuries. The Assumption Parish Coroner’s Office pronounced Stevenson dead at the scene.

Investigators say impairment is not suspected to be a factor in the crash, but they are waiting for final toxicology results to get back from the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office.

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