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A Lake Charles man lost his life late Thursday night when the car he was a passenger in was involved in a single-vehicle accident on Interstate-10 in Sulphur.
According to Chief of Police Lewis Coats, SPD officers were called at approximately 11 p.m. to mile marker 21 to investigate an accident on the westbound side of I-10. Upon arrival, officers found a car that had overturned on the right side shoulder of the interstate.
Investigation revealed that a 2000 Blue Saturn driven by Ross Cunningham was traveling east on I-10 when he left the interstate on the right side making contact with the tree line causing the vehicle to overturn.
The passenger, Caden Scott Socha, 19, of Lake Charles, was pronounced dead at the scene. Cunningham, also 19, was transported to West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital and later released with minor injuries.
Alcohol is not believed to be a factor at this time.
This accident was the first fatality of 2012 in the City of Sulphur. The last fatality investigation by the Sulphur Police Department was September of 2010.
The accident is still under investigation by Officer A. J. Powell and Capt. Curt Cahoon of the Sulphur Police Department.
A Lake Charles man lost his life late Thursday night when the car he was a passenger in was involved in a single-vehicle accident on Interstate-10 in Sulphur.
According to Chief of Police Lewis Coats, SPD officers were called at approximately 11 p.m. to mile marker 21 to investigate an accident on the westbound side of I-10. Upon arrival, officers found a car that had overturned on the right side shoulder of the interstate.
Investigation revealed that a 2000 Blue Saturn driven by Ross Cunningham was traveling east on I-10 when he left the interstate on the right side making contact with the tree line causing the vehicle to overturn.
The passenger, Caden Scott Socha, 19, of Lake Charles, was pronounced dead at the scene. Cunningham, also 19, was transported to West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital and later released with minor injuries.
Alcohol is not believed to be a factor at this time.
This accident was the first fatality of 2012 in the City of Sulphur. The last fatality investigation by the Sulphur Police Department was September of 2010.
The accident is still under investigation by Officer A. J. Powell and Capt. Curt Cahoon of the Sulphur Police Department.
