A Vicksburg Man and Tallulah Woman Killed in Early Morning Crash

Two people are dead after an early morning Sunday crash in Louisiana. 

The crash reportedly happened in Louisiana on Highway 80 where the Louisiana State Police responded to the scene. 21-year-old Jamicha Lovings-Smith , of Vicksburg, and 20-year-old Kayden Acuff, of Tallulah, are the two individuals who died in the wreck.

The LSP Troop F is investigating the crash. More information will be released once provided.

Press Release:

Madison Parish – On Sunday, September 1, 2024, shortly before 6:00 a.m., Troopers with Louisiana State Police Troop F began investigating a single-vehicle fatal crash on U.S. Hwy 80 east of LA Hwy 601-2. The crash claimed the lives of 20-year-old Kayden Acuff of Tallulah and 21-year-old Jamicha Lovings-Smith of Vicksburg, MS.

The preliminary investigation revealed that Acuff was driving west on U.S. Hwy 80 in a 2015 Nissan Altima. For reasons still under investigation, the Nissan ran off the right side of the road. Acuff attempted to regain control of the Nissan by steering to the left but over-corrected. As a result, the vehicle crossed the west and eastbound lanes of U.S. Hwy 80 and struck a tree on the eastbound shoulder.

Acuff, who was unrestrained, suffered fatal injuries and died at the scene. Lovings-Smith, who was the front seat passenger and unrestrained, also suffered fatal injuries and died at the scene. Impairment is suspected factor in this crash. Routine toxicology samples were collected and will be submitted for analysis. This crash remains under investigation.