Man from Beaumont among three dead in Louisiana crash

LEESVILLE, La. (AP) - A single vehicle accident has claimed the lives of three men in Vernon Parish.

State police says the crash occurred around 9 p.m. Sunday on La. Highway 465. It involved an SUV driven by 67-year-old Hullett E. Sumlin of Leesville.

Troopers say Sumlin was traveling south when he ran off the roadway and hit a large tree.

Sumlin and his two passengers, 46-year-old James E. Walling, of Beaumont, Texas, and 41-year-old Richard L. Walling, of Humble, Texas, were pronounced dead at the scene.

Authorities say the crash remains under investigation and routine toxicology tests are pending.

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