According to Louisiana State Police, someone noticed a crashed vehicle in the wooded area along the road around 6 a.m. 

The crash occurred as 35-year-old James Ganey II was traveling westbound in a Ford F-150. Ganey was traveling at a high rate of speed when his vehicle ran off the left side of the road and struck a culvert, Louisiana State Police say.

The vehicle became airborne, began to rotate and the roof of the truck struck a large tree. 

According to Louisiana State Police, Ganey was wearing a seat belt, however he sustained fatal injuries as a result of the crash. He was pronounced dead at the scene by the Livingston Parish Coroner's Office.