The sister of LSU football coach Les Miles died in a car accident Friday afternoon in Addis, according to multiple reports.
Ann Browne, of Zachary, was hit by a pickup truck around 12:30 p.m. as she attempted to merge from Sugar Mill Plantation Parkway onto the southbound lane of La. 1, The Advocate reported.
Yancy Guerin, chief investigator with the West Baton Rouge Parish Coroner’s Office, told The Advocate that Browne was hit on the driver’s side of her 2007 Nissan Sentra and died on the scene.
Miles kept the matter private during the Easter weekend and didn’t comment for obvious reasons, but issued a statement Monday via Twitter.
“Thanks to all of you who have sent messages with thoughts and prayers for our family during this difficult time. It’s very much appreciated,” he tweeted.
Browne, 54, worked for a residential security system company and had met with a client in the Sugar Mill Plantation subdivision shortly before the wreck.
None of the six people in the truck were injured, according to the report.
Browne was originally from Elyria, Ohio, which is where Miles is from.
Browne is survived by two children, ages 18 and 22.
One of the daughters, Jessie, is a pitcher on Southeastern Louisiana’s softball team.
 
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