On the morning of Thursday, November 17, one person was critically injured in an accident near Lebeau.

According to troopers, the accident happened shortly before 7 a.m. at the intersection of U.S. 71 and Nursing Home Road. An unnamed male driver was traveling west on Nursing Home Road and failed to stop at a stop sign. At the same time, an 18 wheeler was traveling south on U.S. 71, but when he saw the vehicle, the truck driver was unable to stop and hit the car. The truck then overturned but luckily the driver was uninjured.

The injured driver of the car was transported to hospital but his name has not been revealed pending the location of his family.

The investigation is ongoing but impairment is not suspected and no citations were issued to the truck driver.

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On Friday morning, October 28, there was a fatal two vehicle accident in Calcasieu Parish.

According to Lake Charles Police the accident happened around 11.45 a.m. at the intersection of Kirkman and Alamo Streets. It appears that a vehicle, driven by Jaylin Jack, was traveling north on Kirkman Street when Jack failed to stop at a red light. As he entered the intersection, his vehicle collided with another vehicle traveling westbound on Alamo Street.

Due to the crash, Jack’s vehicle spun and hit a bicyclist, identified as Shawn Allison of Lake Charles. Allison was air lifted to a Lafayette hospital where he later died of his injuries.

Police went on to say that Jack was arrested for DWI and Failure to Yield. He has since been released on bond. Toxicology reports are pending, and police report that charges could be upgraded.

An investigation is still ongoing.

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On Saturday night, September 3, two people were killed and two seriously injured in a head on crash in Fayette County.

According to Uniontown police, the accident happened at about 10.30 p.m. on Connellsville Street in North Union. A vehicle being driven by 19 year old Derek P. Kemp of West Leisenring, Fayette County was travelling southbound at a high rate of speed when he tried to take a curve but crossed the center line in the 400 block of Connellsville Street and hit another vehicle head on, which was being driven by 24 year old Caitlin J. Vlosich, of Brownsville, Fayette County.

Kemp and a passenger, 20 year old Robert A. walker of Uniontown were both fatally injured and had to be extricated.

Vlosich and her passenger, 24 year old James Vlosich also of Brownsville were both seriously injured and flown to Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown.

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On Sunday, June 5, a NOPD officer was critically injured having been hit by a vehicle in New Orleans.

According to the police, the accident happened on Interstate 10 at the Esplanade St. exit when 31 year old First District Officer Natasha Hunter, who had been with the department for 12 years, was inside her police vehicle on the shoulder of the road, with the emergency lights on. Her vehicle was then hit by another vehicle and she suffered massive brain injuries.

The driver of the other vehicle was taken to a local hospital and will be arrested. It is thought that alcohol played a role in the accident.

Hunter is currently still in a non responsive state in hospital.

This accident happened only one day after a Winnsboro Parish police officer was killed during an early morning traffic accident while responding to a call.

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On Wednesday, May 11 two teenage brothers were killed in a two vehicle accident.

According to deputies, the accident happened shortly after 7 a.m. on Admiral Doyle Drive near South Port Boulevard in New Iberia. Nick Peltier, age 18 allegedly ran a stop sign and his car was hit by an SUV which was heading east on Admiral Doyle Drive. Both Nick and his 16 year old brother Christian were killed at the scene.

The brothers were students at Westgate High School and Nick was due to graduate shortly and planning to attend the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and major in Computer Science. Chris Peltier was a sophomore at the same school.

The accident continues to be under investigation and counseling is being provided for their fellow students at the school.

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Early on Monday morning, April 18 a Lake Charles man died in a high speed car crash in Vermilion Parish.

According to State Police, the accident happened shortly before 12.30 a.m. on La. 339 near Reno road. Martin Hguyen, age 31 was driving a 2016 Chevrolet Corvette at a high rate of speed and he failed to negotiate a curve and drove off the right side of the roadway. The car flipped and his passenger, 30 year old Hoang Nguyen was partially ejected as he was not wearing a seat belt. He suffered fatal injuries and the driver, Martin Nguyen who was wearing a sea tbelt suffered moderate injuries and was taken to hospital.

At this time police suspect impairment as an additional factor in the crash along with the speed and toxicology samples have been taken and are pending analysis.

Police did not say whether the two men are related and the crash remains under investigation with charges pending.

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On Saturday, March 5, there was a traffic crash in front of Raceway which led to the death of a motorcyclist.

According to Beaumont Police, the accident happened around 3.25 p.m. Jaime Joseph Jacob, aged 33 of Lafayette, was travelling eastbound in the 4200 block of College Street on his motorcycle. At the same time, 41 year old Valencia Perkins, of Pearland, was traveling westbound in the left hand lane of the 4200 block. Perkins told police she did not know what happened but that Jacobs had hit her windshield. She also advised police that there was a third vehicle involved, which she described as a white car. The driver of the white car, a female, approached Perkins and told her that Jacobs had “side swiped” her vehicle and then she left the scene.

Perkins was uninjured but Jacob was taken to hospital and died of his injuries.

Investigators are asking that anyone that witnessed the crash or was in a vehicle that may have been involved, to contact them so that they can complete their investigation.

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Early on Friday morning, November 6, a Lafayette man died in a collision with an 18 wheeler.

According to state police, the accident happened shortly after 4 a.m. on the Interstate 10 in Iberville Parish, just west of the Ramah exit near mile marker 133. Two 18 wheelers were stopped in the right lane because of a previous accident when one had rear ended the other. Around 10 minutes later, 50 year old AltonOrtega approached then in his small SUV. He swerved to the left and then back to the right and rear ended one of the trailers and was pronounced dead at the scene.

There were other near misses as other vehicle who approached the scene suffered flat tires as they ran over debris and beer cans which were being carried by one of the rigs and were littered over the interstate.

Interstate 10 East was closed for around an hour so that the wreckage could be cleared.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation.

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