On Saturday, September 26, two people died and one was seriously injured in a wrong way crash east of Monroe.

According to Louisiana State Police the accident happened late on the Saturday night, on Interstate 20 just east of Monroe. A pickup truck which was being driven by 41 year old Jorge Benavides of Oxford, Mississippi was traveling the wrong way, going west in the eastbound lanes and he smashed into a car which was traveling eastbound being driven by 20 year old Thomas Williams of Delhi.

Williams together with one of his passengers, 19 year old Jamerro May of Monroe, was pronounced dead at the scene and a second passenger was seriously injured and transported to a hospital in Monroe.

The following day Benavides was booked on two counts of vehicular homicide and a range of other charges.

If you have been injured in an accident, or if you have lost a loved one in an accident in Louisiana, the Lake Charles accident claims attorneys of Larry Curtis Law are here to help. Please call us today at 800-836-2064 today or contact us online to schedule your free consultation.

Early on Saturday morning, August 8, two people died in a single vehicle accident in East Feliciana Parish.

According to Louisiana State Police, the accident happened at around 4 a.m. on Louisiana Highway 19, just north of LA 956.

Tasha Whitfield, aged 26 of Jackson, Louisiana, was driving northbound on LA 19 when for reasons as yet unknown, she drifted across the center line and then ran off the left side of the road. The vehicle went on to hit a concrete abutment and it caught fire. Whitfield and a passenger, 41 year old Joyce Williams of Clinton, were trapped inside the vehicle and were later pronounced dead at the scene.

A second passenger escaped from the burning vehicle with moderate injuries and was taken to Our Lady of the Lake Hospital.

The crash remains under investigation.

If you have been injured in an accident, or if you have lost a loved love in an accident in Louisiana, the Lake Charles accident claims attorneys of Larry Curtis Law are here to help. Please call us today at 800-836-2064 today or contact us online to schedule your free consultation.