Maurice Man Killed in Single-Vehicle Crash in St. Landry Parish
ST. LANDRY PARISH – At approximately 9:30 p.m. on August 13, 2020, Troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop I were notified of a single-vehicle crash on LA Hwy 10 near LA Hwy 182 in St. Landry Parish.
The crash took the life of 45-year-old Daniel Scott Palmer of Maurice.
The initial investigation by State Police revealed that the crash occurred as Palmer was driving a 1999 Lexus L47 SUV westbound on LA 10 when, for unknown reasons, he failed to negotiate a left curve. Upon doing so, the Lexus exited the roadway and struck an embankment of a small canal.