Lone Star firefighter dies after Marion County wreck

LONE STAR – A Lone Star volunteer fireman has
died from injuries suffered in a wreck in Marion
County July 18. Shane Terrell was airlifted to LSU
Hospital in Shreveport after his vehicle collided
with an 18-wheeler. Terrell passed died July 23.
“I got a call from my assistant chief, and he told
me that Shane had been in a real serious accident,”
said Lone Star Fire Chief Jerry Stoermer.
Terrell, 37, was cut from the vehicle following
the accident, which occurred on Highway 59 near
Jefferson. Terrell sustained massive injuries in the
accident.
“It takes a whole new dimension when it’s one
of your own firefighter members,” says firefighter
Karl Stoermer.
Lone Star and the surrounding communities
had offered support of Terrell, offering prayers for
him and his family. Terrell, an air force veteran and
longtime volunteer firefighter, was described by
those who know
him as ‘a scrapper,’
and it was hoped
that attitude would
help him survive
his injuries.
“He’s a fighter.
And it’s going to
take that for him to
survive this,” says
Lone Star Police
Chief Larry Fleet
said after the accident.
City leaders say Terrell personifies the selfless
public servant.
“Shane came to our department, very enthusiastic
about firefighting, and it’s always good to have
those types of people. He was one of my captains,”
Jerry says.

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