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• Livingston Parish deputy prayed with family, helped sweep up debris after car drove into house

  January 16, 2026 4:37 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS — After a car drove into a house in Denham Springs on Thursday night, a Livingston Parish deputy went the extra mile by praying with the family and helping sweep up the debris, Livingston Parish Sheriff Jason Ard shared on social media Friday. The crash happened around... more »

• Truck fire on I-10 closes right two lanes near Louise Street exit

  November 17, 2025 3:13 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A box truck fire caused two lanes on I-10 Westbound near the Louise Street exit to close, according to the Baton Rouge Police Department. The right two lanes on the interstate are blocked off due to the fire, causing traffic to be backed up all the... more »

• One airlifted after crash between car, trailer in Zachary

  November 13, 2025 8:34 PM

  ZACHARY — One person was airlifted on Thursday evening after a crash between a car and a trailer, emergency officials said. The crash happened on the Zachary-Slaughter Highway around 6:10 p.m. No other information is available at this time. more »

• Lafayette resident struck and killed by car in Tangipahoa Parish

  October 13, 2025 1:17 PM

  HAMMOND - A Lafayette resident was struck and killed by a car in Tangipahoa Parish early Monday morning. Dentreal A. Mouton, 24, was struck by a vehicle while walking in the left lane on I-12 near La. 1249 in Tangipahoa Parish around 1:20 a.m., according to Louisiana State Police.... more »

• Baton Rouge woman dies on I-10 near LaPlace after head-on collision with car driving wrong way Play Video

  September 25, 2025 7:03 AM

  LAPLACE — A Baton Rouge woman was killed in a car crash along I-10 near LaPlace earlier this week. Patricia Saidu, 21, died Tuesday night around 11 p.m. when an SUV driving the wrong way on I-10 coming from U.S. 51 collided with her car. According to the Louisiana... more »

• Minor injuries reported after car struck by train on Florida Boulevard in Livingston Parish Play Video

  July 5, 2025 2:29 PM

  HOLDEN — A car was struck by a train in Livingston Parish on Saturday afternoon, according to Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office. The crash happened at the intersection of Florida Boulevard and Edna Kitchen Road, officials said. A person suffered minor injuries according to LPSO. No other information... more »

• Two dead after crash at Nicholson Drive and South Quad Drive Play Video

  February 26, 2025 10:32 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Two people are dead after a crash at the intersection of Nicholson Drive and South Quad Drive, according to LSU officials. LSU issued a statement to students saying officers are working a major traffic crash at the intersection and to avoid the area, and officials confirmed... more »

• TEAM 2 TRAFFIC: I-10 WB re-opened near lakes after car overturned and closed multiple lanes of traffic

  February 12, 2025 12:51 PM

  BATON ROUGE — I-10 westbound has re-opened near the City Park lake after a car overturned and caused multiple lanes to close on Wednesday Police and other emergency services responded to the scene. Traffic was backed up to around Essen Lane. more »

• Candlelight vigil scheduled for Mayor-President staffer who died after car struck tree, caught fire Play Video

  August 18, 2024 4:49 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A staffer with the East Baton Rouge Office of the Mayor-President died, according to a statement from Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome. According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, Simone Pillette, 26, was driving her vehicle on I-12 eastbound around 1 a.m. Sunday when the front driver... more »

• Fundraiser planned Tuesday night for two West Feliciana students who died recently Play Video

  July 15, 2024 10:48 AM

  ST. FRANCISVILLE— Big River Running Club is hosting a fundraiser Tuesday night to honor two West Feliciana students who died recently, including a football player killed in a car crash on July Fifth. The run through downtown St. Francisville will support the families of Rayshon M. Franklin and Zacarri... more »

• West Feliciana High School student athlete killed in car wreck Play Video

  July 5, 2024 11:02 AM

  OSCAR — A West Feliciana High School football player and track athlete was killed after driving off the highway and into a tree in Pointe Coupee Parish early Friday morning, State Police said. Rayshon Franklin Jr., 17, was driving on La. 78 just west of La. 1 near Parlange... more »

• Pedestrian killed in Evangeline Parish crash

  June 10, 2024 8:39 AM

  MAMOU — A pedestrian was hit by a car and died from their injuries in a crash, State Police said. State Police said Sharron Hampshire, 63, of Ville Platte was walking near the fog line on La. 104 shortly before midnight on Saturday. A Honda Pilot was driving in... more »

• Woman is second to be arrested in road rage attack of cancer patient in Ascension

  October 17, 2022 7:13 PM

  PRAIRIEVILLE - Deputies arrested a second person tied to a beating of a man and leaving him in the road after a minor car accident in October. According to the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office, the accident happened around 8 p.m. along Causey Road on October 16. Deputies said... more »

• Woman with long history of DWI arrests gets 30-year sentence for deadly crash

  June 3, 2022 10:26 AM

  BELLE ROSE - A woman who was out on bond for a DWI arrest when she killed a man in a drunk-driving crash was sentenced to 30 years in prison. Latasha Hicks, 46, took a deal from prosecutors in January, pleading guilty to a charge of vehicular homicide. This... more »

• House hit 3 times by vehicles running off road, property owner asking for help Play Video

  September 28, 2021 5:53 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A repeat problem has one man calling 2 On Your Side for help. He says vehicles keep running into his house. Robert Rogers has been working on fixing up a house at the corner of N. Foster Drive and Mohican Street. He's determined to get it... more »

• 17-year-old hit and killed while walking in unlit area at night

  July 25, 2021 4:50 PM

  DESOTO PARISH - A teenager was hit and killed while walking at night in an unlit area. Louisiana State Police said 17-year-old Jasilyn Grimes was walking on Red Bluff Road on July 24 when a truck came over a hill crest and hit Grimes. Grimes was taken to... more »

• La. woman dies in crash after car hit tree

  July 18, 2021 10:11 PM

  TALLULAH - A woman who was not wearing her seatbelt died in a single-vehicle crash Sunday. Louisiana State Police said 64-year-old Meta Morley was traveling west on Highway 80, just east of Tallulah, around 12:15 p.m. when her vehicle struck a tree on the opposite side of the road.... more »

• Saturday crash killed 63-year-old on motorcycle, injured two others

  May 23, 2021 4:18 PM

  CALDWELL PARISH - A 63-year-old was killed in a two-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon. Reba Stamper, a Grayson resident, was pronounced dead at the scene. The incident occurred just after 2 p.m. on U.S. Highway 165 at Ray Street, according to Louisiana State Police. Stefani Cutrera, 45, was driving... more »

• Former LSU basketball player injured in deadly car crash

  April 12, 2021 8:19 PM

  HOUSTON, Texas - The family of a former LSU basketball player is asking for donations following a deadly car crash involving a drunk driver. Daryl Edwards Jr. was one of the victims left injured following a head-on collision on the Westpark Tollway in Houston around 2 a.m. Wednesday. A... more »

• Two hurt after car flips on River Road

  April 2, 2021 5:11 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Paramedics responded to a car crash on River Road Friday afternoon. The wreck was reported around 3:30 p.m. near the near Lake Beau Pre neighborhood. Authorities said the car flipped over with two people inside. Witnesses said the driver was speeding around a curve in... more »

• Alcohol possibly involved in deadly Kenilworth wreck, police documents say

  March 14, 2021 1:16 PM

  UPDATE: Police arrested the driver April 1. Read the full story here: https://www.wbrz.com/news/driver-charged-with-dwi-vehicular-homicide-weeks-after-deadly-crash-in-kenilworth-neighborhood-141337 ***** BATON ROUGE - Police filed a search warrant seeking to test whether a driver was intoxicated when he barreled into a home in the Kenilworth neighborhood, killing two people. The crash happened on... more »

• New Iberia woman killed in early morning St. Martin Parish crash

  February 4, 2021 10:45 AM

  ST. MARTIN PARISH - A New Iberia woman was killed in a Thursday (Feb. 4) morning crash in St. Martin Parish, authorities say. According to Louisiana State Police, 64-year-old Karlina F. Rosella lost her life in a single-vehicle crash that occurred shortly before 6 a.m. on Federal Highway 90... more »

• TRAFFIC UPDATE: All lanes open on I-10 West near Essen Lane

  May 16, 2020 11:27 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Emergency crews responded to a nasty accident on I-10 West near Essen Lane. Around 10: 15 a.m. authorities were on scene in reference to a car accident that left one person critically injured. The accident caused major congestion and I-10 West to close from Essen... more »

• Unconscious driver hits fire hydrant, crashes into home overnight

  February 22, 2020 11:15 AM

  BATON ROUGE – A driver lost control of a vehicle and crashed into a house at the corner of Jones Creek and Seven Pines near Tiger Bend late Friday night. Before hitting the house, the vehicle drove over a fire hydrant. As the hydrant was knocked away from the... more »

• Wanted man, unlicensed driver killed in Denham Springs crash

  December 2, 2019 1:32 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS – Two people were killed early Sunday morning in a single-vehicle crash in Denham Springs. According to The Advocate , police identified the deceased as 23-year-old Katelyn B. Marcotte and 40-year-old J.W. Riggins. The two were traveling in a 2010 Ford Fusion southbound on River Road... more »

• WATCH: Airborne car careens into gas station; No fire, no one hurt Play Video

  June 22, 2018 10:50 AM

  FLOWOOD, Mississippi – Incredible security video showed an out-of-control, airborne car narrowly missed a fiery explosion when the driver crashed into a gas station in this Jackson, MS, suburb. Video from the fuel station showed the vehicle driving off the road, into the grass and going airborne before crashing... more »

• Car wedged between semi, interstate barrier in freak morning wreck

  June 21, 2018 10:24 AM

  SPRINGFIELD – There were no major injuries in a freak wreck where a car got wedged between a highway barrier and the trailer of an 18-wheeler Thursday morning. The Springfield Fire Department posted the scary images on social media with the note “Luckily, there were no life-threatening injuries.” One... more »

• Police: Dead toddler's mother arrested after crash because child's seat was wedged in console

  February 27, 2018 4:05 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Baton Rouge Police released additional information on its decision to arrest the mother of a toddler who died in a car crash late last year. Earlier this week, police said they arrested Brittany Stephens, 20, on negligent homicide and seat belt violation charges. Police said Tuesday,... more »

• Another car slams into building today, this time destroying front of home Play Video

  January 26, 2018 5:10 PM

  BATON ROUGE - For the second time in a single day, a car careened off the road and into a structure. Friday afternoon, a car slammed into a home on 79th Street, leaving a large hole across the front. The car was on its side, appearing to have smashed... more »

• Second crash reported on Florida, three taken to hospital

  January 23, 2018 12:50 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Another crash has been reported on Florida Boulevard. The second crash was reported at Florida and Ardenwood, just a block away from a crash that happened a few minutes before at the Florida and Lobdell intersection. Authorities say three people were transported to an area hospital.... more »

• Man arrested Saturday in domestic-related homicide, later linked to string of burglaries

  December 2, 2017 10:33 PM

  MANDEVILLE- A man arrested Saturday has been accused of a domestic-related homicide. Authorities say he's also responsible for four business burglaries that occurred early Saturday morning. 39-year-old George Dargis of Mandeville was booked with second-degree murder and simple burglary, officials say. According to the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's... more »

• One arrested, one injured after vehicle crashed into home Monday

  November 27, 2017 4:49 PM

  BATON ROUGE – One woman was arrested and another injured after a vehicle ran into a house Monday. A small SUV crashed into the home on Enterprise at St. Gerard in the East Brookstown area sometime before 3:00 p.m. According to arrest records, the victim said Keyera Winston... more »

• Local woman faces multiple charges after fatal car crash

  August 17, 2017 7:13 AM

  BATON ROUGE- Vehicular homicide is just one of the multiple charges a local woman is facing after a deadly crash that occurred on Florida Blvd. in May. On May 11 Linda Chase was driving a 2015 Hyundai Elantra traveling west on the inside lane of Florida Blvd. At some... more »

• Early morning accident leaves hundreds without power Play Video

  July 31, 2017 7:05 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Crews with Entergy are working to restore power in parts of the Melrose East area of Baton Rouge after an accident early Monday morning. The accident happened just after 4a.m. in the 6700 block of Harry Dr. near N. Carrollton. At least one power pole was... more »

• Crash results in car fire, major gridlock at busy Baton Rouge intersection

  July 27, 2017 6:23 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Fire crews and first responders are on the scene of what appears to be a large crash at the corner of Burbank and Siegen. Numerous fire crews were on the scene, authorities said. Two vehicles were involved in the crash and one caught on fire, WBRZ... more »

• Car crashes into lower Livingston canal Wednesday

  July 26, 2017 6:03 PM

  SPRINGFIELD – A car drove into a canal along the Blood River, prompting a swift and large response from authorities Wednesday afternoon. Sources, though, said luckily everyone was able to escape the vehicle and there were only minor injuries. A child was reportedly in the vehicle when the crash... more »

• Man arrested for vehicular homicide after deadly crash on US 90

  June 11, 2017 9:54 PM

  ST. MARY PARISH - Police have arrested a man following a crash that left one dead on US 90 Sunday. According to Louisiana State Police, 24-year-old Thaiim Guilbeau was arrested for vehicular homicide after the crash that claimed the life of his passenger, 28-year-old Clarence Verrett Jr. Police... more »

• Victims in Thursday Livonia crash identified as married couple Play Video

  April 27, 2017 7:44 PM

  LIVONIA - Two victims in a crash on Hwy 190 in Livonia Thursday have been identified. The 3-car crash happened just east of the city limits around 6:30 p.m. Livonia Police tell News 2, the wreck claimed the lives of Daniel and Ramonia O'Brien, a married couple from... more »

• Three injured in bizarre crash involving car and tree Play Video

  April 19, 2017 2:51 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Two men were rushed to the hospital after they were pinned between a car and a tree Wednesday afternoon. According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, the driver lost control of their vehicle and hit a second vehicle parked in a driveway in the 10300 block... more »

• One hospitalized in crash on Harding Boulevard

  April 18, 2017 1:11 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Authorities are responding to a crash on Harding Boulevard that left one vehicle overturned Tuesday. The crash occurred near the RaceTrac gas station on Harding Boulevard around noon. Sources say one victim was transported to the hospital in stable condition. This is a developing story.... more »

• Intoxicated driver charged with hit and run, trying to destroy evidence

  April 8, 2017 5:36 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Deputies arrested a man after he failed a sobriety test following a hit and run on LA 426 Friday. According to the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to a reported accident on LA 426. Upon arrival, the victim said another driver rear ended her... more »

• Lanes reopen on I-10 East at Miss. River Bridge

  March 12, 2017 5:12 PM

  BATON ROUGE - All lanes are open on I-10 East at the Mississippi River Bridge after an accident closed the center and left lanes Sunday afternoon. Congestion from this incident has cleared as of 7:35 p.m. Check WBRZ's traffic-tracking technology for updates across the Baton Rouge area. more »

• Gibson woman ejected from vehicle in deadly crash

  February 6, 2017 9:39 PM

  GIBSON- A woman was ejected from her vehicle and killed in a crash in Terrebonne Parish Monday afternoon. According to Louisina State Police, 46-year-old Amy MacDougall was traveling east on North Bayou Black Drive when she entered a curve on the roadway. MacDougall tried to steer with the curve... more »

• Second person dies after Friday crash on I-110

  January 9, 2017 5:28 PM

  BATON ROUGE – A second person has died following a Friday morning crash on I-110. Police said Monday, Joshua Wheeler died from injuries related to the crash. Wheeler was hit head-on by a driver going the wrong way on the interstate. Wheeler died after spending the weekend in the... more »

• Car driven over curb, into building Monday

  January 9, 2017 2:25 PM

  BATON ROUGE – A 68-year-old woman put her foot on the wrong pedal and drove her car into the front of a business Monday around lunch. Emergency crews were dispatched to the 8300 block of Florida just after 1 p.m. where someone drove into the front of Buddy's Home... more »

• Woman dies after struck by car on US 51

  August 4, 2016 2:09 PM

  HAMMOND – A woman walking along US 51 in Hammond died after she was struck by a car early Thursday morning. Around 4:30 a.m. Louisiana State Troopers responded to the crash and learned that 45-year-old Karen Rae Phillips was walking within the northbound lane of US 51. As Phillips... more »