A Shreveport man died Tuesday night from injuries received in a one-vehicle accident on Hwy. 169 in Caddo Parish.

John M. Stephens, 43, was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from his 2004 Chevy truck after his vehicle hit a patch of trees head-on.

Stephens was traveling north on Hwy. 169 at a high rate of speed when his vehicle ran off the road. Caddo Sheriff’s investigators say it appeared Stephens lost control and tried to overcorrect his steering, causing him to cross back over the road and hit the trees.

The accident remains under investigation by the Sheriff’s Traffic Safety Unit.