Johnnie Lott Jr., a 71-year-old from Carthage, TX, tragically passed away in a single-vehicle accident on Saturday, November 30, 2024, at around 3 p.m. The crash occurred in Ouachita Parish, LA, along Louisiana Highway 143 near New Wall Lake Road.
According to Louisiana State Police, Lott was driving a 2015 Toyota Avalon northbound when, for reasons still under investigation, the vehicle veered off the right side of the road and overturned.
Lott, who was not wearing a seatbelt at the time, was pronounced dead at the scene. While authorities do not suspect impairment as a factor in the crash, toxicology samples have been taken and will be analyzed. The investigation into the cause of the accident is ongoing.