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Driver arrested in crash that killed 3 college students faces 4th DWI charge
November 23, 2021 12:47 PM
CHACKBAY - A man charged in a drunk-driving crash that killed three college freshmen had three prior arrests for driving while intoxicated. WWL-TV reports Joey Clement, 39, was driving on Highway 20 in Chackbay just after midnight Saturday morning when he crossed the center line and struck an SUV... more » -
Police: Drunk driver arrested after causing 3-car crash, damaging police car
May 2, 2021 7:32 PM
NEW ORLEANS - Police arrested a drunk driver early Sunday morning after the driver caused a three-car crash that involved one police car. The incident happened around 2 a.m. near Louisa Avenue. State troopers and local police officers were helping Entergy close down part of the 1-610 when the... more » -
Mother and toddler die from injuries after being pulled from truck that crashed into canal Play Video
January 28, 2021 6:11 PM
ST. AMANT - A mother and her 4-year-old child succumbed to their injuries from a crash that occurred on Wednesday, Jan. 27. Police announced on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021, that the mother Alayna Duncan, 24, succumbed to her injuries. Duncan's 4-year-old child died one day after the crash... more » -
Police: Impaired driver hits, kills pedestrian while driving with two children in his vehicle
April 17, 2020 1:03 PM
TERRYTOWN - According to Louisiana State Police, a 26-year-old man lost his life when a drunk driver hit him with a Nissan Altima on West Jefferson Parish's LA 428. Police say the young man, Eugene Harris, was walking eastbound along LA 428 at Nile Street when 35-year-old Tyrone Wallace... more » -
Baton Rouge woman, pregnant with twins, killed alongside 7-year-old son in violent I-10 crash
February 24, 2020 6:47 PM
LAPLACE - State police say a woman was pregnant with twins when she and her 7-year-old son died in a crash Monday. According to Louisiana State Police, the crash happened shortly before noon on I-10 near Belle Terre Boulevard in Laplace. Tyandra Lewis, 27, and her son were both... more » -
Police: Zachary man arrested for 5th DWI following crash in Baton Rouge
July 11, 2017 4:52 PM
BATON ROUGE - Police arrested a man for his fifth DWI offense after he crashed into a ditch near LA 423 Monday. According to Louisiana State Police, 28-year-old Curtis Loftin of Zachary was arrested following the crash on Brownsfield Drive. Police say Loftin was driving northbound on Brownsfields... more » -
LSP: Man faces 7th DWI arrest after hit-and-run in Lake Charles
June 4, 2017 6:32 PM
LAKE CHARLES - A man is facing his seventh DWI arrest after he fled the scene of a three-vehicle crash early Sunday morning. The crash occurred around 4 a.m. on Highway 90 near Goodman Lane. According to Louisiana State Police, 43-year-old Eric Grisham was arrested after he crashed... more » -
Impairment suspected in deadly Livingston Parish crash
June 3, 2017 5:19 PM
LIVINGSTON PARISH - Louisiana State Police say impairment is believed to be a factor in a crash that claimed the life of a Holden man early Saturday morning. According to police, 57-year-old Ernest Miller was traveling southbound on LA 441 in a GMC Sierra shortly after 12 a.m. Saturday... more » -
Pedestrian struck and killed by drunk driver on LA 24
April 18, 2017 7:28 AM
TERREBONNE - State Police say one man is dead and another has been charged with vehicular homicide after a vehicle struck a pedestrian in Terrebonne Parish Monday night. According to Louisiana State Police, the crash happened before 9 p.m. on LA 24 near Clendenning Road. Investigators say a 2007... more » -
Family visiting South Florida hit by truck while walking
March 27, 2017 2:09 PM
DANIA BEACH, Fla. - A pickup truck struck a family of six tourists as they were walking back to their South Florida hotel Sunday night. The Sun Sentinel reports one woman's leg was severed and a 10-year-old also suffered serious leg injuries. Four people, including the 57-year-old driver, were... more » -
Vigil planned for NOPD officer who died after car crash
June 8, 2016 1:36 PM
BATON ROUGE – A vigil has been planned for an NOPD officer that was struck and killed by a drunk driver on Sunday, June 3. 31-year-old Natasha Hunter passed away Tuesday after succumbing to injuries she sustained after the car crash. Hunter suffered brain injuries after being inside her police... more » -
Driver accused of sixth DWI after crash
December 18, 2015 2:18 PM
THIBODAUX - Police said a Thibodaux man faces his sixth charge of driving while intoxicated after a wreck this week. Chief of Police Bryan Zeringue said 29-year-old Mitchell Carrere crashed into a ditch Thursday night around Carolina Avenue and Thompson Place in the Thibodaux city limits. Investigators said Zeringue... more » -
2 hospitalized after wreck with underage drunk driver
November 30, 2015 3:09 PM
BATON ROUGE - Police said an underage drunk driver sent two motorcyclists to the hospital with broken bones early Sunday morning. 20-year-old Joelle Stoker was booked on charges of failure to maintain control, vehicular negligent injuring, reckless operation and DWI. The accident happened on I-10 East near College... more » -
Police identify cyclist killed in crash
October 12, 2015 3:42 PM
BATON ROUGE - Police released the name of a cyclist who officers said was killed in a crash early Sunday morning in Baton Rouge. Cpl. Don Coppola said 45-year-old Ernest Smith Jr. died in the wreck, which happened around 2:30 a.m. in the 6500 block of Plank Road. ... more »