Beauregard Parish Sheriff’s Deputy Killed in Calcasieu Parish Crash

Sad news to report out of Calcasieu Parish as an off-duty Beauregard Parish sheriff's deputy has been killed.

State Police say 22-year-old Cody Cormier of Longville died Saturday morning following a single-vehicle accident on U.S. Highway 171.

Troopers say Cormier was driving when his truck went off the roadway and struck a traffic light support pole. The vehicle continued into the ditch where it rolled over and flipped end over end.

Cormier was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected from the vehicle. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital.

There were no passengers in the vehicle with him.

The crash remains under investigation and toxicology reports are pending.