Victim identified in overnight fatal crash on I-20

SHREVEPORT, LA (KSLA) - Shreveport Police are investigating a crash that killed a man on I-20 West at Bert Kouns Industrial Loop that involved a tractor trailer and a pickup truck.

The incident took place just after 2:45 am on Saturday morning. When officers arrived to the scene, they learned that 65-year-old Murray Massel was driving his 2014 Dodge Ram pickup truck that rear-ended an 18-wheeler. Massel, from Ponchatoula, Louisiana, was killed on the scene, and the driver of the 18-wheeler was not injured.

Investigators have not yet determined that cause factor that led to the tragic crash, but are working to find out. An autopsy has been ordered at University Health.

The crash is still under investigation.