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Baton Rouge Woman Dies Following Slidell crash

4 years 8 months 4 weeks ago Sunday, August 16 2020 Aug 16, 2020 August 16, 2020 12:48 PM August 16, 2020 in News
Source: WBRZ
By: WBRZ

ST. TAMMANY - A 29-year-old Baton Rouge woman died early Sunday morning from injuries she sustained in a crash that occurred in Slidell the previous day.

St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched at approximately 6 p.m. Saturday to the intersection of Clairise Court and Brookter Street in the Spring Hill subdivision near Slidell in reference to a two-vehicle crash.

Deputies learned the driver of a Ford F150 was traveling on Allen Road when he crossed over the levee bridge at a high rate of speed. At the time same time, the driver of  a Honda Ridgeline was turning right off Clairise Court onto Brookter Street. The F150 impacted the rear of the Honda Ridgeline.

The passenger of the F150, a 29-year-old female from Baton Rouge, was airlifted to a Southshore Hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries early Sunday morning.

The driver of the F150, a 37-year-old Slidell man, sustained moderate to severe injuries and was transported to a local hospital by medical personnel. The driver and passenger of the Honda sustained only minor injuries.

The crash is still under investigation.

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