ATV rider dies after crash on highway

A woman on an ATV was killed Wednesday afternoon when the machine was struck by a car on a state highway.
State Police said the crash happened about 12:55 p.m. on La. 450 and La. 16. Killed was Cynamon A. Warden, 21, of Franklinton.
Preliminary investigation revealed that a Kawasaki four-wheeler operated by Warden was southbound on La. 450 and a Nissan Maxima operated by Margaret A. Harris, 73, of Franklinton was westbound on La. 16. Warden was approaching La. 16, disregarded a stop sign, a flashing red signal light, and entered the intersection into the path of the Nissan. The Kawasaki was struck on the left side by the front of the Nissan causing the Kawasaki to overturn several times. Warden was not wearing a helmet, was ejected, and received life threatening injuries.
Warden was initially transported to St. Tammany Parish Hospital and then air-lifted to the Interim LSU Hospital LEVEL 1 Trauma Center in New Orleans where she later was pronounced dead. Harris was restrained and was not injured. Harris voluntarily submitted to a chemical test and no detectable alcohol was found in her system. A blood sample was collected from Warden for a routine toxicological analysis. Those results are pending as this crash remains under investigation.