Humble Man Dies in Louisiana Vehicle Crash

LEESVILLE, La. - A single vehicle accident has claimed the lives of three men in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, including one passenger from Humble and another from Beaumont.

State police says the crash occurred around 9 p.m. Sunday on La. Highway 465. It involved an SUV driven by 67-year-old Hullett E. Sumlin of Leesville.

Troopers say Sumlin was traveling south when he ran off the roadway and hit a large tree.

Sumlin and his two passengers, 46-year-old James E. Walling, of Beaumont, Texas, and 41-year-old Richard L. Walling, of Humble, Texas, were pronounced dead at the scene.

Authorities say the crash remains under investigation and routine toxicology tests are pending.