Tylertown woman, Kentwood teen killed in Louisiana wreck

Published
June 22, 2026
Outcome
Fatal
Location
Athens, Louisiana
Highway 9
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Incident type
Crash

Summary

Car Crash Athens Louisiana in Athens, Louisiana: A Tylertown woman and a Kentwood, La., teenager were killed in a single-vehicle accident Saturday in northwestern Louisiana. Katie Barber, 22, of Tylertown, and Benson Brady, 14, of Kentwood, were passengers in a 2022 Dodge Ram that was southbound on Highway 9 when it left the roadway and struck something. Both were pronounced dead at the scene.

Publicly reported parties

Name Role Status
Katie Barber Passenger Fatal
Benson Brady Passenger Fatal

Original reporting

Tylertown woman, Kentwood teen killed in Louisiana wreck | The Enterprise Journal

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