06/13/16   Woman Dies When Van Runs Into Lake Chicot

 

A Louisiana woman died following a one car crash at the junction of 65-south and highway 82-east at Lake Chicot in Chicot County.

According to State Police, a 2015 Dodge van driven by 51 year old Sandra Joyce Fisher of St. Joseph, Louisiana was northbound on 65.  Fisher lost control of her vehicle trying to make a left turn onto U-S 82, went through a red light and into Lake Chicot.

Fisher was recovered from the lake and pronounced dead at Chicot Memorial Hospital at Lake Village. Weather conditions were clear, road conditions dry at the time of mishap at 5:02 Friday afternoon. State Trooper Bryson Schulz investigated the crash.