COUSHATTA, La. (KSLA) - An unrestrained driver fatally crashed their vehicle on LA Highway 788.

On Nov. 1, at 11 a.m., the Louisiana State Police (LSP) responded to a single-vehicle crash on Louisiana Highway 788 near U.S. Highway 371.

The crash claimed the life of Jackie Bardo, 67, of Hall Summit.

Trooper’s investigation revealed that a 2022 Kia Sorento, driven by Bardo, was traveling east on Highway 788 and, for reasons being investigated, collided with a culvert and overturned.

LSP says Bardo was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash and was fatally injured. Bardo was pronounced dead at the scene.

Impairment is not suspected, but samples were collected for analysis.

“While not all crashes are survivable, statistics show that properly wearing your seat belt will dramatica

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