Lincoln Parish – On May 26, 2020, shortly before 11:00 a.m., Louisiana State Police Troop F responded to a single-vehicle, fatal crash on Louisiana Highway 3005 near Louisiana Highway 563. This crash took the life of 30-year-old Rakeem Hammock of Ruston.
The preliminary investigation revealed a 2007 Ford Focus, driven by Hammock, was traveling west on Louisiana Highway 3005. For reasons still under investigation, Hammock’s vehicle traveled off the roadway and onto private property where it hit a tree.
Hammock, who was unrestrained, was thrown from his vehicle and sustained fatal injuries during the crash. A toxicology sample was obtained and will be submitted for analysis. This crash still remains under investigation.