Pitkin woman dies day after being injured in Vernon Parish ATV crash
A Pitkin woman died Sunday after being injured the day before in an all-terrain vehicle crash, according to Louisiana State Police.
The crash happened Saturday evening on Webster Maricle Road, west of La. 113 in Vernon Parish, Troop C said in a news release.
Belinda R. Thompson, 62, was ejected from a 2004 John Deere ATV as it was traveling east, police said. The ATV had a tire malfunction, causing it to overturn several times.
She was severely injured and taken to a hospital. Troop E was notified on Sunday that Thompson later died.
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The crash, the 27th fatal one in the 10-parish region, remains under investigation.
Thompson's death is the 29th fatality of 2022 in Troop E.
This article originally appeared on Alexandria Town Talk: Troop E: Pitkin resident Belinda Thompson dies day after ATV crash
