Miles' sister killed in car accident

Published Apr. 23, 2011 1:00 a.m. ET

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The sister of LSU head football coach Les Miles has died in a car accident near Baton Rouge.

Addis Assistant Police Chief David Jones said 54-year-old Ann Hope Browne, of Zachary, was attempting to merge onto Louisiana Highway 1 on Friday when her car was struck in the driver's side by a pickup truck.

West Baton Rouge Parish coroner's investigator Yancy Guerin said Browne was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said two adults and four children in the truck escaped injury.

Sports information director Michael Bonnette said the university is declining to comment.