Broderick Moore, 19, Tyran Williams, 19, and Dylan Young, 21, all killed when their SUV is hit by semi-truck while they were changing tire in shoulder of I-49 in Powhatan, Louisiana
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The Natchitoches Parish Sheriff’s Office described the collision as a “major crash.” It happened around 7:40 p.m. on I-49 northbound near Powhatan, a village in the parish, the sheriff’s office said.
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The students were identified later Wednesday by university officials as Broderick Moore, a freshman majoring in music; Dylan Young, a sophomore majoring in mechanical engineering; and Tyran Williams, a freshman majoring in music.
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Williams had achieved a childhood dream of playing for the famously known Southern University Marching Band. He and two other band members were killed when an 18-wheeler drifted onto the shoulder and hit their jeep as they were changing a flat tire.
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“For reasons still under investigation, a northbound 1997 Freightliner, driven by 62-year-old Clyde Gay of Coushatta, drifted onto the northbound shoulder, struck the left side of the Jeep and impacted all three pedestrians,” LSP said.
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