A Loreauville man died following the semi-truck he was driving veered off the road on Interstate 49 near mile marker 30 after Louisiana State Police Troop I said his 18-wheeler went off the roadway along Interstate 49 near mile marker 30 in St. Landry Parish Friday morning.

Harvey Broussard, 60, was traveling north on I-49 in his 2022 Kenworth 18-wheeler. An initial investigation revealed Broussard’s truck ran off the Interstate and crashed down an embankment. The truck flipped several times and Broussard was ejected, reported the State Police.

St. Landry Coroner’s Office pronounced Broussard dead at the scene. A toxicology sample was obtained for analysis. The crash remains under investigation.