BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Troopers are investigating two deadly crashes that happened late Friday, November 21.

According to Louisiana State Police, the first crash happened around 7:45 p.m. on Highway 42 at Muddy Creek Road in Ascension Parish. Troopers said that Matthew Shields, 20, of Prairieville, was killed.

An initial investigation revealed that Shields was driving west on Highway 42 on a motorcycle, while a Ford F-150 was going east. According to LSP, the Ford tried to turn left onto Muddy Creek Road and entered into the path of the motorcycle, causing the Ford and motorcycle to collide.

Shields had on a DOT-approvement helmet but suffered serious injuries and was pronounced dead at a hospital, troopers said. The driver of the Ford, Danny Tabor Jr., 45, of Prairieville, was not h

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