A two-vehicle crash near on Tuesday near Start claimed the life of 32-yearold Brandy Cook of Rayville.
Shortly before 10 a.m. on Jan. 28, Troopers with Louisiana State Police Troop F began investigating a two-vehicle fatal crash on U.S. Highway 80 near Tupelo Drive.
The preliminary investigation revealed that 22-year-old Jaylen Hall was driving east on U.S. Highway 80 in a 2015 Chevrolet Malibu. At the same time, Cook was traveling west on U.S. Highway 80 in a 2012 Toyota Prius. For reasons still under investigation, Hall veered left, crossed the centerline, and struck the Toyota head-on in the westbound lane of U.S. Highway 80.


