Lacombe woman dead, several others injured after crash at Hammond traffic circle
HAMMOND — A Lacombe woman died in a fatal crash in a Hammond traffic circle, Tangipahoa Parish deputies said.
Maricia Casnave, 30, died in the Jan. 29 crash around 7 p.m. in the traffic circle on North Hoover and Sisters roads.
According to deputies, Casnave was in a car traveling south on North Hoover when the car drove into the roundabout at Sisters Road at a high rate of speed. The car lost control and drove into a tree.
Casnave, the front passenger of the car, was not wearing a seatbelt and died at the scene. Four other people in the vehicle, including a juvenile, were all unrestrained and were hospitalized with various levels of injuries. Two are still in the hospital, officials said.
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TPSO is investigating the crash, with possible criminal charges pending.