The
Bossier City Police Department Accident Investigation Unit was called to a motor
vehicle crash that claimed the life of a motorcyclist. Just before
7:00 a.m. on December 9, 2019, police officers and members of the Bossier City Fire Department responded
to a motorcycle accident at the intersection of Airline Drive and Old Minden
Road.
The Accident Investigation Unit determined that the motorcyclist was travelling south on
Airline Drive at a high rate of speed when the driver of a 2006 Dodge Stratus
made a left turn on to Old Minden Road pulling into the pathway of the
motorcycle. The force of the impact caused the Dodge Stratus to crash into a
third vehicle, a 1989 GMC pick-up truck, which was stopped at the east bound
traffic light on Old Minden Road. The motorcycle driver was pronounced deceased
at a local hospital. The name of the motorcyclist and other details are
not being released at this time pending notification of family. The two
occupants of the Dodge Stratus were transported to the hospital with minor
injuries.
Impairment
is not suspected to be a factor in the crash, pending toxicology test results. The
driver of the Dodge Stratus was cited for failure to yield.
The accident remains under
investigation.