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• LSP looking for hit-and-run driver

  April 24, 2013 4:57 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS - Louisiana State Police asked for the public's help finding a hit-and-run driver who injured a man walking down the side of a road. Trooper Jared Sandifer said it happened in Livingston Parish around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday night near the intersection of Linder Road and Clinton Allen... more »

• Driver injured in crash involving big rig

  March 29, 2013 7:05 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Old Hammond Hwy. has reopened to traffic after crews cleared an accident involving an 18-wheeler overnight. Police say the rig and a pickup truck were involved in the crash just before 3:30 a.m. Friday, forcing officers to shut down the road between S. Flannery and Elwick... more »

• LSP: Cyclist killed by hit-and-run driver

  March 19, 2013 12:01 PM

  GONZALES - State Police said a mail carrier found a bicycle rider today who'd been killed by a hit-and-run driver in Ascension Parish. Trooper Jared Sandifer said it happened on LA 934 east of LA 44, which is north of Gonzales. Sandifer said the cyclist was going east on... more »

• LSP: Driver killed in wreck wasn't wearing seat belt

  March 14, 2013 3:45 PM

  GREENSBURG - State Police said a Mississippi driver wasn't wearing his seat belt when he was killed in a wreck this morning at the border between St. Helena and Tangipahoa parishes. Troopers said James Ponder, 26, died at the scene of the wreck around 9 a.m. Thursday. Investigators... more »

• Driver hits school crossing guard

  March 7, 2013 3:02 PM

  SLIDELL - Deputies said a driver was blinded by the sun when she hit a school crossing guard in St. Tammany Parish this morning. It happened outside the North Shore High School while the driver was dropping off children at the school. A sheriff's office spokesperson said the driver,... more »

• Former bus driver sentenced to life in girl's rape

  February 22, 2013 8:48 AM

  ST. FRANCISVILLE - A state district judge has sentenced a Clinton man to life in prison after his conviction July 17 for aggravated rape of a girl under the age of 13 on his school bus. William Staton's sentencing was delayed until Thursday. District Judge William G. Carmichael held two... more »

• Bus driver worked overnight before wreck Play Video

  February 14, 2013 2:56 PM

  MARINGOUIN - A driver employed by the Iberville Parish School Board worked overnight at the parish sheriff's office before wrecking a bus with more than dozen students on it this morning, according to the deputies. The Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office confirmed the bus driver is an overnight dispatcher for... more »

• BRPD: Driver was heading to hospital before crash

  February 12, 2013 4:30 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police said a Port Allen man was on his way to a Baton Rouge hospital for chest pains when he lost control of his pickup and crashed, causing a four-way wreck. Cpl. L'Jean McKneely said Ralph Jackson, 60, died shortly after crashing in the 5000 block... more »

• Truck driver's body recovered from Lake Pontchartrain

  February 8, 2013 2:01 PM

  METAIRIE -The body of a truck driver has been recovered, after his truck fell off the Causeway and into Lake Pontchartrain. The driver has been identified as 39-year-old Christopher Sergeant of New Orleans. His body was found by searchers from the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office near the site where... more »

• Driver killed in Tangipahoa Parish crash

  February 8, 2013 6:40 AM

  PONCHATOULA - State police say a Madisonville man was killed in a one-vehicle accident in Tangipahoa Parish. It happened Thursday on La. Highway 445 east of Ponchatoula. Trooper Nick Manale says 33-year-old Justin Estopinal was northbound when he lost control of his SUV, ran off the highway, struck a... more »

• Road rage leads to highway stabbing

  December 27, 2012 7:32 AM

  LAFAYETTE - Lafayette police say a 42-year-old man was stabbed around 7 p.m. on Christmas after an altercation with another driver. Cpl. Paul Mouton says officers responded to the victim at the intersection of Interstate 49 and Pont des Mouton Road. Mouton says the victim was traveling on... more »

• NTSB: Require ignition locks for all drunk drivers

  December 11, 2012 10:41 AM

  WASHINGTON - A federal safety board is recommending that all states require ignition interlock devices for convicted drunk drivers, including first-time offenders. The five-member National Transportation Safety Board said the devices are currently the best available solution to reducing drunk driving deaths, which account for about a third of the... more »

• LSP: Teen going too fast, wasn't restrained in wreck

  December 10, 2012 10:53 AM

  DENHAM SPRINGS - State Police said a Denham Springs teen was unrestrained and driving too fast when his pickup wrecked this morning, hitting a tree and killing him. State Police said Brice J. Harris, 18, died in the wreck on La. 1032 south of Vincent Road in Livingston Parish... more »

• News 2 Investigates: DWI and Still Driving Play Video

  November 8, 2012 7:08 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Thousands of people arrested for driving while intoxicated each year, continue to drive on Louisiana roads. According to state law an offender's license shall be suspended at arrest, not conviction. But over the past two years, we found thousands of people slip through the cracks. News 2 found... more »

• Police looking for hit-and-run driver in I-10 wreck

  June 11, 2012 3:06 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police said this morning's 18-wheeler wreck on I-10 East, which tied up traffic across Baton Rouge, was the work of a hit-and-run driver. Sgt. Don Kelly with Baton Rouge Police said around 8:40 a.m. a white car cut in front of the 18-wheeler, which was hauling... more »

• Deputies, responders pull driver from burning SUV Play Video

  June 6, 2012 3:38 PM

  LIVINGSTON - Sheriff's deputies and first responders in Livingston Parish pulled an injured driver from their burning SUV today, just moments before the vehicle was fully engulfed in flames according to Louisiana State Police. It happened after a wreck on I-12 East around 9:30 a.m. today near Livingston. ... more »

• No tenure for new school bus drivers

  June 4, 2012 11:00 AM

  BATON ROUGE- New Louisiana school bus drivers will no longer be able to reach the job protection status called tenure, under a bill given final passage Monday. Currently, school bus drivers have a probationary term of three years. If they are not dismissed or found unsatisfactory during that time, they... more »

• 15-year-old dies, one critical in Slaughter crash that killed 5 others

  June 1, 2012 10:37 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A 15-year-old died Friday night after sustaining injuries in a crash in Slaughter that left five others dead. His 13-year-old brother remains in critical condition, according to the victims family. State Police said the man accused causing the crash in East Feliciana Parish had a blood... more »

• Driver, deputy exchange fire outside truck stop

  May 23, 2012 3:01 PM

  VILLE PLATTE - State Police confirmed they are investigating an officer-involved shooting that left nobody injured in St. Landry Parish today. Trooper Stepheh Hammons said a St. Landry Parish sheriff's deputy and an armed motorist exchanged fire after the deputy stopped the driver for a traffic violation. It... more »

• Frantic 911 calls released in "wrong way" big rig incident Play Video

  May 21, 2012 3:57 PM

  IBERVILLE PARISH - Frantic calls for help at the Iberville Parish Emergency Operations Center flooded phone lines Friday night. It followed the driver of an 18-wheeler traveling the wrong way on Interstate 10. "He was flying," one caller told dispatchers. "Is he still traveling?" the dispatcher asked.... more »

• Death of a hero, school bus driver

  May 18, 2012 11:43 AM

  CHOWCHILLA - A California school bus driver who was hailed as a hero for helping 26 students escape after three kidnappers buried them underground in 1976 has died. Frank Edward "Ed" Ray was 91. A family member says Ray died Thursday from complications of cirrhosis of the liver. Ray... more »

• Obscene Car Ornaments

  May 7, 2012 7:22 PM

  A driver got a ticket in South Carolina for displaying a replica of testicles on a vehicle. A deputy in Spartanburg county stopped a truck this weekend after noticing the "anatomically correct" display on the rear bumper. The driver removed the display but got a ticket for not havng a... more »

• Amite resident killed in fiery crash

  April 4, 2012 10:57 AM

  AMITE - A single car crash last night on LA 1054 2 miles south of LA 16 in Tangipahoa Parish claimed the life of the driver. Louisiana State Police identified the driver as 25-year-old Michael Jones, Jr of Amite. State police said Jones was traveling north on LA 1054 when... more »

• Woodlawn High bus driver booked in aggravated rape

  March 26, 2012 7:14 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Sheriff's deputies have arrested a 61-year-old Woodlawn High School bus driver for allegedly persuading an 18-year-old female mentally disabled student who rode his bus to perform a sex act. Donald Bordelon of Zachary was booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison Friday on counts of aggravated rape.... more »

• Driver identified in Whiskey Bay fatal crash

  March 2, 2012 8:04 AM

  WHISKEY BAY - Louisiana State Police have identified the motorcyclist killed Thursday in an accident along Interstate 10 at the Whiskey Bay Bridge. Troopers say 64-year-old Phillip Rizzo of Lincoln County, OR, was pronounced dead at the scene. The multi-vehicle accident happened just after 5 p.m. on the... more »

• Driver arrested in beating of bicyclist in Baton Rouge

  February 23, 2012 3:17 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police arrested a 22-year-old man Wednesday accused in the beating of a bicyclist and the destruction of his bicycle on Ingleside Drive almost eight months ago. Police say the bicyclist and Theodore Wisner got into an argument in the 700 block of Ingleside after Wisner clipped... more »

• School bus driver delivers brawling kids to police

  February 7, 2012 1:53 PM

  SHREVEPORT, LA - A dozen students in Caddo Parish students are now charged in connection with a brawl on a Shreveport school bus Monday afternoon. The bus driver told police the fight broke out on the bus ride home from Hamilton Terrace Learning Center. Police say the driver... more »

• Driver killed in I-12 accident

  February 6, 2012 2:26 AM

  DENHAM SPRINGS - Police in Denham Springs are investigating a deadly crash that happened along Interstate 12 Sunday night. Investigators say the driver of the vehicle died after striking the center wall. Few other details are known at this time. News 2 will bring you more information... more »

• Driver strikes pole, suffers life-threatening injuries

  January 27, 2012 5:59 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A man is listed in critical condition this morning after his vehicle struck a utility pole. Police responded to the accident late Thursday night in the 600 block of N. 19th St. Fire crews had to remove the driver from the wrecked vehicle. He... more »

• Police arrest man for drunk driving, injuring 3

  January 4, 2012 12:23 PM

  WALKER - A late afternoon crash injuring two women and a child Tuesday resulted in the arrest of a driver who police say was three times over the legal limit. Police arrested Jason R. Rodrigue, 34, for first offense DWI and careless operation of a vehicle. Authorities say... more »

• Driver killed in single car crash in Pointe Coupee Parish

  December 16, 2011 2:58 PM

  LAKELAND, La. (AP) - State police are investigating a single-vehicle crash in Pointe Coupee Parish that claimed the life of a 20-year-old man. The crash occurred on La. Highway 413 north of U.S. 190 at 4:00 a.m. Friday. Troopers say Dylan Juge of Glynn was driving a pickup north on... more »

• Two dead after wrong-way crash on I-10 Play Video

  November 29, 2011 5:52 PM

  GONZALES - A wrong-way driver collided head-on with another vehicle on I-10 near Gonzales, killing both drivers and shutting down the interstate, according to police. The wreck happened around 4:30 p.m. yesterday at mile marker 177 on I-10 eastbound, near the La. 30 exit. Traffic was backed up all... more »

• Student arrested for battering bus driver

  October 28, 2011 1:12 PM

  BATON ROUGE - An enraged high school student inadvertently injured herself this morning after hitting her bus driver in the back of the head causing the driver to slam on the breaks and throw the high schooler into the bus' windshield, smashing it in the process. East Baton Rouge... more »

• LSU cheerleader seriously injured in hit and run

  October 10, 2011 1:34 PM

  BATON ROUGE - An LSU cheerleader is in intensive care after he was struck by a hit-and-run driver this weekend. Police said Kip Carter was struck by a vehicle while on River Road early Sunday morning. He was walking back home from a friend's house when he was hit... more »

• Wreck victim remembered as "energetic" actor

  September 12, 2011 5:48 PM

  GREENWELL SPRINGS - People living along a stretch of Greenwell Springs Highway where a local teen was killed recently say drivers need to slow it down. 16-year-old Phillip Abington was killed Friday night in an accident near the intersection of Will Avenue. State Police say the driver of the... more »

• Driver hits traffic sign, it kills 71-year-old

  September 11, 2011 12:35 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans police say a 71-year-old man who was waiting to cross a west bank street died after a driver ran into a traffic sign, which hit the man's head. Officer Hilal Williams says the man's name is being withheld until his family can be notified,... more »

• Man recovering in hospital after he was crushed by car

  August 30, 2011 6:17 PM

  BATON ROUGE- A man nearly lost his legs after he was crushed by a car that drove into his home on North Acadian Thruway last week. Baton Rouge Police say a drunk driver was behind the wheel. Police arrested 34-year-old Marcus Hayes after they say he crashed into the... more »

• 25,000 drivers charged because of computer glitch

  August 11, 2011 3:24 AM

  BATON ROUGE- About 25,000 Louisiana drivers were assessed $3 late fees because of a computer problem at the Office of Motor Vehicles. Vehicle owners did not receive notice that their registration tags were expiring, a problem announced last week when a state senator complained. At the time, OMV didn't say... more »

• Four officers on administrative leave after shooting Friday night

  August 6, 2011 9:43 AM

  BATON ROUGE- Four Baton Rouge police officers have been placed on paid administrative leave for their involvement in a shooting in West Baton Rouge Friday night. Around 11 p.m. Friday, an officer attempted to pull over a violator on Airline Highway near Florida Blvd. The driver would not pull over,... more »

• Man accused of robbing 72-year-old cab driver

  August 2, 2011 3:07 PM

  LABADIEVILLE - Sheriff's deputies have arrested a man in suspicion of robbing a 72-year-old female cab driver at knife-point. Deputies said Devin Daigle, 22, called for a ride home from St. John to Labadieville around 6 a.m. Monday. The driver told investigators she took Daigle to his apartment, after... more »

• Big-Rig leaves wake of destruction

  July 23, 2011 12:06 PM

  BATON ROUGE- The driver of an 18-wheeler, that lost control smashing into four vehicles and a tire shop, had a seizure while driving, according to police on the scene. The rig, which was hauling fresh cabbage to New Orleans, veered off Airline Highway just south of Florida Boulevard, crashing... more »

• One arrested in Cherry Hill shooting

  June 21, 2011 1:05 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Sheriff's deputies have arrested a man they believe was involved in a shooting that sent one person to the hospital with multiple injuries. EBRSO spokesperson Casey Hicks said deputies arrested Arturo Nunez Cerno, 25, and believe he drove the shooter to the victim's home. Deputies... more »

• LSP: "Road rage" incident leads to arrest

  April 11, 2011 4:29 PM

  HOLDEN - A road rage incident put one man in jail in Livingston Parish over the weekend after he attacked a driver with a gun, according to Louisiana State Police. Trooper Russell Graham said Ralph Brown, 68, of Hammond was arrested after the incident on I-12 near Holden Saturday... more »

• Paramedics taken to hospital after ambulance wreck

  March 10, 2011 4:03 PM

  CENTRAL - Three people, including two paramedics with East Baton Rouge EMS, were taken to the hospital after an ambulance collided with a truck and a backhoe, according to officials in Central. David Barrow with the Central Mayor's Office said the wreck happened around 1 p.m. when the ambulance... more »

• Witnesses, BRPD at odds over fatal shooting

  March 7, 2011 6:47 PM

  BATON ROUGE - An internal investigation continues into what exactly happened early Sunday morning when a Baton Rouge Police officer shot and killed a driver at a nightclub near Cortana Mall. Early Sunday morning, BRPD officers at Insomnia took Ryan Dominique into custody for resisting arrest and reckless operation... more »

• Unmanned car crashes into home, ignites fire

  February 13, 2011 12:33 PM

  BATON ROUGE- An unmanned car crashed into a home and caught fire late Saturday night. It happened in the 2400 block of Boyd Avenue in Baton Rouge. Baton Rouge Police say 28-year-old Jeffery Riley drove off when they attempted to pull him over for a traffic violation. After turning... more »

• Nicholls State University police officer killed in crash

  February 5, 2011 12:16 PM

  A Nicholls State University police officer died after his car crashed into a building at Nicholls State University. It happened Saturday morning near the intersection of Audubon Avenue and Menard Street in Lafourche Parish. Louisiana State Police identified the victim as Joseph M. Suitt, 30, of Thibodaux, La. According... more »

• DOTD prepped for icy roads

  February 2, 2011 5:34 PM

  BATON ROUGE- The La. Department of Transportation and Development is geared up for icy roads. Crews loaded trucks full of sand and made sure equipment was working properly. While DOTD can't predict what the weather will bring, it's preparing for the worst. "Our top priority is always I-10,... more »

• New sign regulations could cost Baker $620,000

  November 30, 2010 2:25 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Potential changes to street sign regulations could cost local communities hundreds of thousands of dollars in an effort to make them easier for everyone to see. By 2018, street signs must use letters that are at least six inches tall, be reflective so they can be... more »

• Tow truck driver accused of soliciting bribes

  November 23, 2010 4:55 PM

  NEW ORLEANS – A tow truck driver in New Orleans has been accused of asking for bribes in exchange for not towing people’s vehicles. Dennis Firstley, a city employee, was arrested by NOPD after the alleged bribes were noticed in an investigation by the New Orleans Inspector General. The OIG... more »

• Victim identified in deadly interstate crash

  November 15, 2010 4:41 PM

  PORT ALLEN – State Police have identified the driver who was killed in a crash on I-10 that tied up traffic throughout Monday morning. 32-year-old Victoria Archangel of Lafayette was killed after investigators said she rear-ended a pickup while heading east on I-10, spinning out of control across the median... more »

• BRPD: Victim in crash misidentified

  November 8, 2010 5:04 PM

  BATON ROUGE – The pedestrian believed to have been hit and killed by a suspected drunk driver last week is actually alive and well, according to police. Sgt. Don Kelly with the Baton Rouge Police Department said that EMS workers originally identified the victim in the Nov. 2 crash as... more »

• Boy killed in car driven by unlicensed teen

  October 24, 2010 11:35 AM

  A 17-year-old boy from Cut Off was killed when a car driven by an unlicensed 15-year-old girl crashed into a utility pole. State police say Edward Domangue of Cut Off was pronounced dead at Ochsner St. Anne Hospital in Raceland, where he was taken after the crash. The... more »

• 101st Airborne member killed, was from La.

  October 14, 2010 6:08 AM

  Military officials at Fort Campbell say improvised explosives killed a U.S. Army truck driver. Spc. Matthew C. Powell of Slidell was assigned to Company A., 526th Brigade Support Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division. Powell was 20 years old and died Oct. 12 at Kandahar Airfield of wounds... more »

• Texting driver hits 3 in St. Charles Parish

  August 31, 2010 8:03 AM

  Authorities say three Hahnville High School students remain hospitalized from a wreck when a driver lost control while allegedly texting on her cell phone. St. Charles Parish sheriff's deputies say one boy was sitting on a curb, one standing on the curb and another standing nearby in the street when... more »

• Port Allen armed robbery investigation

  July 20, 2010 10:52 AM

  The Port Allen Police Department is investigating an armed robbery that happened yesterday evening. A delivery driver was flagged down by a black male on Louisiana Ave and 14th Street. The suspect showed a gun and demanded money from the driver. The driver cooperated and was unharmed. Officers... more »

• Man arrested for impersonating a police officer

  July 5, 2010 6:34 AM

  A Kentucky man is charged with impersonating an officer after he allegedly stopped a car on I-10 in Metairie and pulled a gun on the driver. Deputies say Herman Justice had a red flashing light on his car and an arsenal of weapons including assault weapons and knives. Investigators say... more »

• Cabbie accused of extorting 10 percent tip

  June 16, 2010 7:27 AM

  A Kenner cab driver is accused of locking a Texas tourist in his cab and demanding a 10 percent tip on a $33 airport fare. The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office says Sohail Kahn was booked with extortion and false imprisonment, and the New Orleans Taxicab Regulation Bureau also seized his... more »

• Unlicensed teen crashes car into home

  April 25, 2010 12:05 PM

  A 16-year-old unlicensed driver and four teenage passengers crashed into a house in the 1900 block of General Taylor Ave. this morning. Passengers say the driver was trying to show off when he lost control of the vehicle, hit several mailboxes, clipped the side of a house and crashed... more »

• Bus driver suspended in Lafayette for leaving child alone

  April 7, 2010 11:19 AM

  A school bus driver is now suspended for leaving a 4-year-old pre-kindergarten student child alone on a bus in Lafayette. Kenneth Babineaux was suspended for 20 days without pay, as is the school board's policy. A second offense would mean termination of the driver. more »

• Rig driver killed in crash

  April 7, 2010 8:44 AM

  A two-vehicle accident just south of Eunice has claimed the life of a Jennings-area man. The Daily World reports Tuesday's crash caused an 18-wheeler containing crude oil to overturn, spilling its payload and trapping the driver. Because of the danger of fire, the area was sealed off by police, and... more »

• School bus driver trainee arrested

  February 11, 2010 8:15 AM

  Police say a 23-year-old man training to become a Lafayette Parish School Board bus driver has been arrested for allegedly using a school board charge card to buy more than $1,000 worth of unleaded gasoline. Calvin James Savoy was arrested Feb. 3 on 25 counts of "unauthorized use of an... more »

• Woman killed by hit-and-run driver

  February 8, 2010 7:20 AM

  A 34-year-old West Monroe woman was killed in a hit-and-run crash as she attempted to cross La. Highway 167. State police say the crash occurred at about 8:40 p.m. Saturday when Rachel Walker was crossing the highway from the east side. Troopers say as Walker attempted to cross the southbound... more »

• Ex-school bus driver faces more sex charges

  November 20, 2009 6:34 AM

  East Feliciana Parish sheriff's deputies have booked a man facing an aggravated rape charge with two additional counts, accusing him of inappropriate behavior with a student on his school bus in 2008. Deputies say 38-year-old William Staton of Ethel was booked with indecent behavior with a juvenile and malfeasance. Deputies... more »

• Drivers can pay traffic tickets online

  November 16, 2009 10:07 AM

  Drivers can now pay most tickets from the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office online, a move Sheriff Sid Geautreaux hopes will cut down on outstanding traffic warrants. People ticketed for speeding, failure to yield or running a red light can take care of them using the EBRSO web site .... more »

• Alternate routes planned for Southern University game day

  October 21, 2009 6:24 PM

  Drivers near Southern University are being warned about the possibility of heavy traffic as the Jags are preparing for a rare, Thursday night football game. It's the last game of the season and starts at 6:30 p.m. University officials say you may have a slow drive down Scenic Highway... more »