A Beaufort, South Carolina, woman was killed in an Interstate 12 traffic crash early Saturday, Louisiana State Police said.
Naema Johns, 23, was driving eastbound near Louisiana 1088 just before 1 a.m. when she suddenly stopped in the right lane. An eastbound 2009 GMC Sierra rear-ended her 2011 Hyundai Sonata, pushing it off the highway into a tree, police said.
Johns was wearing her seat belt but sustained fatal injuries and was declared dead at the scene. A passenger, also wearing a seat belt, suffered minor injuries and was taken by paramedics to a hospital.
The Sierra driver was wearing a seat belt and also sustained minor injuries, State Police said.
Toxicology samples were taken from both drivers. The crash remained under investigation.