On June 16, shortly after 1:00 p.m. Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to a single vehicle accident involving a motorcycle on Green Island Road in Starks.
The initial investigation revealed the driver was traveling north on Green Island Road when he failed to negotiate a curve causing the motorcycle to run off the roadway. The driver Rick J. Hampton, 37, of Orange, was ejected from the motorcycle. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The fatality is still under investigation, but speed is believed to be a factor in the crash. As mandated by state law a toxicology report will be conducted.
Green Island Road located in top right corner (google. com)
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