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Woman charged with DWI after striking paradegoers in Lafayette

2 years 11 months 7 hours ago Sunday, February 20 2022 Feb 20, 2022 February 20, 2022 4:22 PM February 20, 2022 in News
Source: KATC

LAFAYETTE - Two people were hit by a car that drove through barricades just before the Rio parade Saturday night.

According to KATC, the pedestrians were taken to a hospital and suffered non-life-threatening injuries. The crash happened around 6 p.m. along the parade route.

Police said 31-year-old Jessica Richard was arrested and booked on her second offense of operating while intoxicated and two counts of vehicular negligent injuring.

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