05-07-2024 12:02 via wbrz.com

West Feliciana High School student athlete killed after car hits tree in Pointe Coupee Parish

OSCAR — A West Feliciana High School football player and track athlete was killed after driving off the highway and into a tree in Pointe Coupee Parish early Friday morning, State Police said.Rayshon Franklin Jr., 17, was driving on La. 78 just west of La. 1 near Parlange around 5:30 a.m. when he drove off the road into a ditch, overturned the car and hit a tree, LSP said. The St. Francisville teen was pronounced dead at the scene.According to LSP, Franklin was wearing his seatbelt an
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