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• Rideshare driver accused of killing Baton Rouge woman in crash booked into St. John the Baptist Parish jail Play Video

  March 20, 2026 1:14 PM

  BATON ROUGE — A rideshare driver from Ponchatoula, who allegedly killed a Baton Rouge woman in a head-on crash while driving drunk, was booked into the St. John the Baptist Parish Jail on Thursday. According to the Louisiana State Police, 30-year-old Manmeet Singh was driving while intoxicated along Interstate... more »

• Delivery driver arrested at Elayn Hunt for allegedly bringing gun onto prison grounds Play Video

  March 13, 2026 3:08 PM

  ST. GABRIEL — A delivery driver was arrested for bringing a gun onto Elayn Hunt Correctional Center grounds, the Louisiana Department of Corrections said Friday. Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office deputies arrested the delivery driver, 55-year-old Steve Tellery, for introduction of contraband into a correctional facility. The DOC said... more »

• WANTED: Ponchatoula rideshare driver accused of killing Baton Rouge woman in drunk driving crash Play Video

  March 11, 2026 2:03 PM

  PONCHATOULA — State police are looking for a rideshare driver from Ponchatoula accused of fleeing the state after allegedly killing a woman in a head-on crash while driving drunk. According to Louisiana State Police, Manmeet Singh, 30, was driving while intoxicated along Interstate 10 in St. John the Baptist... more »

• Police: I-12 crash that killed 3 occurred after car entered road from wrong direction and hit SUV Play Video

  February 16, 2026 2:33 PM

  ALBANY — Police say a weekend crash on Interstate 12 that killed three people occurred after a car entered the roadway from the wrong direction and hit a recreational vehicle. Police said Monday that a car entered the westbound lanes at the Albany-Springfield exit and eventually hit the RV.... more »

• Man arrested for allegedly beating and robbing driver following car crash Play Video

  November 21, 2025 1:53 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The Baton Rouge Police Department arrested a man after he allegedly beat and robbed a driver after they got into a wreck in August. Jeffery Cooks, 24, was one of two drivers in a car crash on Aug. 30 at the intersection of Calumet Street and... more »

• Driver of cement truck brought to hospital after mixer overturns along Central Thruway Play Video

  August 21, 2025 11:27 AM

  BATON ROUGE — The driver of a cement truck was brought to the hospital after a crash along Central Thruway on Thursday morning. The truck struck a utility pole near the East Baton Rouge EBR Department of Public Works Landscape and Drainage building. The driver received minor injuries... more »

• Napoleonville woman arrested for allegedly threatening school bus driver Play Video

  August 18, 2025 12:20 PM

  NAPOLEONVILLE — Assumption Parish Sheriff's Office deputies arrested a woman for allegedly threatening a school bus driver. Alicia Curtis Powell, 47, faces charges of public intimidation. She allegedly boarded a parish school bus and threatened the driver on Friday morning. After speaking with the person who reported the... more »

• Beyond a honk and a wave: The heartwarming friendship between Baton Rouge boy, garbage truck driver Play Video

  July 21, 2025 4:34 PM

  BATON ROUGE - It's a friendship that will make you smile; a young boy and the garbage truck driver who does the rounds in his neighborhood have become buddies. The boy's father, Karl Shuman, will tell you the bond goes beyond a honk and a wave. "We know... more »

• BRPD: Two people exit car hit by train Saturday on South Choctaw Drive; no injuries reported Play Video

  June 18, 2025 3:17 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Two people got out of a vehicle just before it was hit by a train on South Choctaw and Monterrey drives over the weekend, the Baton Rouge Police Department said. Police said the driver of the vehicle stopped just past the tracks on Saturday, causing them... more »

• DOTD public meeting Monday about new traffic signals in Livingston Parish

  April 23, 2025 1:27 PM

  LIVINGSTON - Livingston Parish residents are getting new traffic signals and the Department of Transportation and Development is holding a public meeting to make sure drivers know what they mean. DoTD said they are upgrading traffic signals throughout the parish and will include new flashing yellow arrow signals to... more »

• Motorcycle driver dead after fatal crash off Rieger Road early Monday morning Play Video

  January 6, 2025 7:25 AM

  BATON ROUGE - One person is dead after a crash off Rieger Road early Monday morning. The crash happened around 6 a.m. Monday on Exchequer Drive and involved a motorcycle and a car. Deputies said that the car was turning into a driveway when it struck a motorcycle driving... more »

• 1 dead, 5 hurt in suspected drunk-driving crash in Independence; driver arrested Play Video

  October 4, 2024 12:57 PM

  INDEPENDENCE — One person was killed and five were hurt after a car driven by a suspected drunk driver ran off the road, hit a tree and flipped in Independence. The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office said 23-year-old Marisol Carcamo Vargas was killed in the wreck that happened Saturday around... more »

• One killed, two airlifted from wreck in Pointe Coupee Parish Play Video

  June 23, 2024 9:53 PM

  LETTSWORTH - One person was killed and two others — including a child — were airlifted from a wreck on La. 1 in Pointe Coupee Parish on Sunday. State Police said 36-year-old Brittany L. Hughes of Hornbeck died after a pick-up truck hit her sedan head-on shortly before 7... more »

• Washington Parish deputy hit head-on by impaired driver while responding to a call

  May 24, 2024 9:15 AM

  FRANKLINTON - A Washington parish deputy was seriously injured when an impaired driver hit his unit head-on late Thursday night. The parish sheriff's office said Sergeant John O'Hern was responding to a call near Highway 25 when another driver crashed into his unit head-on. O'Hern was seriously injured, suffering... more »

• One person hurt after elderly woman accidentally drove car through Baton Rouge bank

  October 3, 2023 5:20 PM

  BATON ROUGE - An elderly woman crashed her car though a brick wall after she mixed up her gas and brake pedals outside of a Chase bank Tuesday. The crash was reported shortly after 3 p.m. at the corner of Jones Creek Road and Shenandoah Avenue. Witnesses reported the... more »

• Driver reportedly didn't know about $700K in car; money confiscated by BRPD during traffic stop

  July 22, 2023 3:51 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Around $700,000 was confiscated by police officers during a traffic stop near the I-10/I-12 split, and police say the driver did not know the money was there. According to a social media post by the Baton Rouge Police Department, an officer stopped a car near the... more »

• Deadly crash reported on I-12 near Airline Highway

  August 12, 2022 1:04 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A person is dead after a reported crash along I-12 late Friday morning. Authorities reported the crash sometime before noon on the eastbound side of interstate just before Airline Highway. Sources said one person was killed. Traffic cameras showed what appeared to be a wreck... more »

• Nakamoto: Despite reporting issues, driver told to keep driving CATS bus before it erupted into flames Play Video

  June 27, 2022 5:25 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Audio recordings obtained by the WBRZ Investigative Unit show a CATS bus driver notified dispatchers about problems on her bus one hour before it went up in flames but was told to keep driving. The audio obtained through a public records request is between a CATS driver... more »

• Garbage collector loses leg after being pinned to vehicle by distracted driver

  May 30, 2022 12:56 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - A garbage man lost his leg after a woman pinned him to his truck Monday morning. Louisiana State Police had to close down a stretch of River Road in Old Jefferson following the crash, according to WWLTV . The woman, who admitted to texting and driving... more »

• Person struck along I-12 while standing near earlier crash scene

  February 6, 2022 11:19 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A person involved in an overnight crash that shut down the interstate was struck by another vehicle while standing alongside the roadway. The Baton Rouge Police Department first responded to the wreck around 10:15 p.m. Sunday on I-12 East near Millerville Road. The initial crash involved... more »

• Man killed in motorcycle crash on Airline Highway Saturday night

  December 12, 2021 6:06 PM

  ST. AMANT - A motorcyclist died after a wreck involving three vehicles on a major highway in Ascension Parish. Louisiana State Police reported the crash happened around 7 p.m. Saturday on Airline Highway in St. Amant. Nicholas Lasseigne, 32, was killed in the crash. Police said Lasseigne was... more »

• 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: Driver dies after crashing into abandoned car on interstate, toppling over guardrail

  May 23, 2021 8:09 PM

  TANGIPAHOA PARISH - A driver died Sunday after crashing into another car on the interstate and toppling over the guardrail into the water. The incident occurred just before 1 a.m. on Interstate 55 near Manchac. According to reports, the victim was driving northbound when they suddenly swerved onto the... more »

• Multi-parish pursuit ends in crash at US 190

  March 9, 2021 9:51 PM

  POINTE COUPEE - Louisiana State Troopers are investigating a crash that happened as a result of a pursuit. Initial findings revealed a St. Landry Deputy attempted to conduct a traffic stop for a violation on U.S. 190 in Krotz Springs. The driver evaded the stop, fleeing into Pointe Coupee... 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 »

• Family, friends search for answers after hit and run puts man in hospital Play Video

  September 21, 2020 6:18 PM

  DENHAM SPRINGS - Police in Denham Springs are trying to find a hit and run driver involved in an accident that occurred over a week ago that left one man severely injured. The incident took place in the 900 block of Myrtle Street on Sunday, Sept. 13, around... 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 »

• WBRSO searching for driver in hit-and-run, victim in coma

  October 30, 2019 7:02 PM

  PORT ALLEN - The West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office is searching for the driver in a hit-and-run that put a woman in a coma on the Fourth of July. Authorities say a 2007 black Infiniti G35 was in a driveway on 2972 Mulatto Bend Rd. when the victim exited... more »

• Driver speaks out after being accused of leaving child in hot daycare van Play Video

  September 12, 2019 7:08 PM

  ST. AMANT- A former employee at A-Z Kidz Zone in St. Amant is lifting her silence after she was accused of leaving a little girl in a hot daycare van this summer. Her alleged actions caused the daycare to lose its license. This week, an Administrative Law judge upheld the... more »

• Drunk driver rescued from Lake Pontchartrain after striking two vehicles

  July 20, 2019 4:38 PM

  MANDEVILLE - State Police rescued a drunk driver from Lake Pontchartrain that drove the wrong way, struck two vehicles then flipped into the water. The incident happened around noon, on I-10 Eastbound just beyond mile marker 260. Police say the driver was traveling the wrong direction going eastbound.... more »

• Doorbell camera shows packages 'tossed' on porch by delivery driver Play Video

  February 8, 2019 7:08 PM

  PRAIRIEVILLE - A couple of Amazon customers living off of Hwy 73 in Prairieville posted a video of an Amazon delivery driver dropping their packages with a thud on their doorsteps. Both deliveries happened on Friday morning. Laila Lilly says she receives packages nearly every day from Amazon and... more »

• Kenner man killed after being hit, dragged by bus

  September 1, 2017 1:02 PM

  KENNER - A man was killed by a transit bus in Kenner after it hit and dragged him last night. According to WGNO-TV , the incident occurred around 10 p.m. at the intersection of Reverend Richmond Wilson Drive and Coleman Place. The man was found unresponsive at the scene... more »

• Driver in crash that killed 81-year-old in Franklinton charged with negligent homicide

  July 12, 2017 5:12 PM

  FRANKLINTON – A driver has been charged with negligent homicide after an 81-year-old was killed in a crash on LA 25. The crash took the life of 81-year-old Curtis Simmons of Tylertown Mississippi. According to Louisiana State Police, the crash occurred on Wednesday around 7:45 a.m.... 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 »

• Want a new ride? Oscar Mayer is hiring Wienermobile drivers

  July 8, 2017 6:02 PM

  Have you always dreamed of driving a hot dog-shaped car? How about doing it for a living? Well, you're in luck if the answer to either of those questions is 'yes,' according to a report from WWL. Oscar Mayer announced they're hiring for new drivers, or as they... more »

• Man arrested for 4th DWI after arriving on scene of friend's 2nd DWI

  July 3, 2017 4:05 PM

  THIBODAUX - Deputies arrested a man Sunday after he showed up to the scene of his friend's DWI-related crash while intoxicated. According to the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office, 55-year-old Larry Fontenot Jr. and 65-year-old John Roath were both arrested and charged with driving under the influence Sunday night. ... more »

• Crews rescue driver after car went into creek in Central

  June 19, 2017 1:38 PM

  CENTRAL – The Central Fire Department responded to a driver that veered off the road and into a creek on Sunday. The crash occurred in the 11900 block of Lovett Road around 6:15 p.m. when a vehicle was going eastbound. The driver lost control near the curve in... more »

• Report: NOPD investigating deadly crash involving ATV, dirt bikes

  June 13, 2017 2:27 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - The New Orleans Police Department is investigating a deadly crash involving an ATV and two dirt bikes on Chef Menteur Highway that occurred Monday night. According to police, the crash happened around 8:30 p.m. Monday near the intersection of Chef Menteur Highway and Majestic Oaks Drive.... 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 »

• 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 »

• 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 »

• Nearly 2,000 people given a free ride home on St. Patrick's Day

  March 20, 2017 3:18 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Nearly 2,000 people were given a free ride home from St. Patrick's Day festivities in Baton Rouge. According to the Dudley DeBosier law firm, 1,900 people signed up for the firm's "Free Cab Ride Home" program, which offers free rides to people in the Baton Rouge... more »

• Police identify victim in deadly motorcycle crash on LA 67

  March 18, 2017 4:19 PM

  BATON ROUGE - One man was killed in a motorcycle crash on LA 67 around noon Saturday. According to Louisiana State Police, 43-year-old Raymond Hawthorne of Donaldsonville was driving on LA 67 near Blount Road when he failed to make a lefthand turn and drove off the roadway. The... more »

• Driver crashes into building on Government Street

  March 15, 2017 6:32 PM

  BATON ROUGE – A driver crashed into a building on Government Street at South 14th on Wednesday afternoon. The crash caused the Baton Rouge Police Department to close the east bound lane. Traffic coming out of downtown on to Government Street is heavy due to the crash. There are no... more »

• Bond tripled for drunk driver in Endymion crash

  March 1, 2017 2:25 PM

  NEW ORLEANS – The bond has tripled for a 25-year-old man who drove into a crowd of people at the Endymion parade in New Orleans. According to a report from WWL , Neilson Rizzuto's bond has been raised from $125,000 to $420,000 following 22 additional charges filed against him.... more »

• 22 additional charges filed against Endymion crash suspect

  February 28, 2017 2:14 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - 22 additional charges have been filed against the suspect in the Endymion parade crash that hospitalized 21 people Saturday night. According to a report from WWLTV, 25-year-old Neilson Rizzuto is facing 12 new counts of vehicular negligent injury and 10 counts of first-degree vehicular negligent injuring.... more »

• Biker hurt after plunging into ravine off Plank Road

  February 15, 2017 9:53 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Emergency responders responded to a biker that plunged off the road into a shallow ravine off Plank Road Wednesday night. According to Baton Rouge Police, the man drove off the roadway just before a bridge in the 9600 block of Plank Road around 8:30 p.m. Police,... more »

• Lyft service launches in Baton Rouge

  January 25, 2017 1:16 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The popular ride-sharing company Lyft will launch in Baton Rouge Thursday at noon. Baton Rouge is one of 40 cities across the country where the service will launch this week. Local passengers will be able to download the app and request an affordable ride to their... more »

• WATCH: Impaired driver crashes into Trooper's vehicle on I-12 Play Video

  January 24, 2017 2:11 PM

  *above video courtesy of Louisiana State Police HAMMOND – An impaired driver was captured on video crashing into the back of a Louisiana State Trooper on I-12 over the weekend. The crash occurred on I-12 westbound west of Hammond shorty after noon when Troopers received several calls about an... more »

• Driver charged with second DWI after hitting parked car, car wash building

  January 16, 2017 8:28 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A driver was reportedly leaving a Dollar General on Hooper Rd. when he hit several objects, crashed into a car wash building and attempted to flee, according to a witness. The witness told News 2 that the man hit a parked car, a tree, then cross... more »

• Men broadcast kidnapping on Facebook, crash into vehicle, cut driver

  January 2, 2017 5:22 PM

  BATON ROUGE – The Baton Rouge Police Department arrested two men after they crashed into a vehicle, smashed it with a hammer and then cut the driver. Tony Green, 23, was arrested for attempted second degree murder, attempted simple kidnapping, aggravated damage to property, simple battery and two counts... more »

• Driver dies in crash on Hwy. 955 near Ethel

  December 5, 2016 12:41 PM

  EAST FELCIANA - The East Feliciana Sheriff's Office reported a fatal crash outside of Ethel on Monday around 10 a.m. According to State Police, one of the drivers, 33-year-old Kristy Weatherman, was pronounced dead at the scene. The crash occurred on Highway 955 west of Highway 19 outside of... more »

• Woman arrested for shooting vehicle 7 times with driver inside

  October 20, 2016 10:37 AM

  SLIDELL – Slidell Police arrested a woman for attempted second degree murder after she shot at a vehicle seven times while the driver was inside. On Monday, Oct. 17, police responded to a disturbance of shots fired in the Lincoln Park Subdivision around 6 p.m. When police arrived on... more »

• Driver dies in Airline Highway crash, child ejected

  September 26, 2016 11:56 AM

  BATON ROUGE – Baton Rouge Police are investigating a fatal crash on Airline Highway that took the life of one driver and ejected a small child from the vehicle. The crash occurred in the 8000 block of Airline Highway around 10:50 p.m. on Sunday when a Chevrolet Impala was... more »